"But I like to describe him this way. When I was in middle school in Virginia, we had a team in the ABA called the Virginia Squires. And they signed Dr. J [Julius Erving II] when he was 20 years old.

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In the dying days of the ABA, teams scrambled for survival, and the Pacers needed a miracle to avoid vanishing forever.

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A former Andalusia High School and Alabama star, Robert Horry played for NBA championship teams with the Houston Rockets in ...

Before George Gervin became The Iceman, he learned valuable lessons battling Julius Erving after practice in the ABA.

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Former Brooklyn Nets legend Julius "Dr. J" Erving was ranked as a top-10 player in NBA history by Lakers legend Shaquille ...

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Julius Erving last played in the NBA during the 1987 season. Before his legendary 11-year run with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Basketball Hall of Famer spent five seasons in the ABA with the ...

1981 — Julius Erving of the Philadelphia 76ers is named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, making him the only player to win MVP honors in both the NBA and the ABA.

1823 — A $20,000 match race between American Eclipse (representing The North) and Henry (representing The South) is held at Union Course, Long Island, N.Y. American Eclipse wins in two-of-three ...