Unknown date and unknown location; USA; FILE PHOTO; New York Nets forward Julius Erving (32) during an ABA game. Mandatory Credit: Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Network. / Malcolm Emmons - Imagn Images ...

Julius Erving is one of the best basketball players of all time. Before his legendary run with the Philadelphia 76ers, the 75-year-old spent five seasons in the ABA with the Virginia Squires and ...

J -- a high-school teammate gave him the nickname Doctor and an ABA teammate added the initial, making it Dr. J -- he was born Julius Winfield Erving Jr. on Feb. 22, 1950 in East Meadow ...

The final ever game of the ABA saw Julius Erving (31 points 19 rebounds) and the Nets overcome a 22-point deficit to beat Denver in Game 6 and claim the last championship of the renegade league.

Unquestionably the greatest known athlete in UMass history, Julius ... Erving remains one of only five Minutemen to have a jersey retired in his honor. Erving set UMass records in scoring (1,370 ...