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Dr. J Talks NBA's Greatest of All Time

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos. When it comes to the argument of who is the greatest NBA player of all time, everyone has an opinion. Thoughts vary from Wilt Chamberlain and Michael Jordan, to Kobe Bryant and LeBron James....

Are Three Superstars Two Too Many?

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Doug Collins once played for a team that was said to need three basketballs. It was the Philadelphia 76ers of the late 1970s, which featured Julius Erving, George McGinnis and World B. Free, then known as Lloyd Free. And Collins (shown right with Free recently) also was a prolific scorer, although he...

New Faces, New Places: Who Had the Biggest Impact?

Derek Fisher ponders the question. Then he gazes up in the rafters at the Lakers' suburban practice facility. There are 10 banners lined up, the number of titles the Lakers have won since they moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles in 1960. For you historians, they had won five while in Minnesota. "Just looking up there,...

Rucker Legend Has Beef With Nike

Before And1 infiltrated shopping malls and Hot Sauce was a regular on basic cable, the Rucker was the stuff of legend. Today, it's pure entertainment. But in the sixties, the Rucker was a showcase for a style of basketball that the country just wasn't ready for. Pros played their filthiest there; guys who never made it,...

Stinkface Chronicles: Stocking Stuffers

It's rare that we have such a quick about-Stinkface in the Chronicles (considering the Chronicles started just this year, every post will have a rarity), but Minnesota's Corey Brewer has become our first posterizer to become posterized. Brewer, as you remember from Stinkface VIII, asked Derek Fisher to check out the...

Julius Erving News From the Web

05/23/12 Julius Erving Believes Sixers Can Still Win Series,... Source: NESN Julius Erving is one of the most well known basketball players in the history of the game.
05/17/12 CELTICS: Kevin Garnett scores 27, Boston pounds 76ers... Source: Middletown Press - Middletown CT Thaddeus Young scored 22 points and Jrue Holiday had 15 for the Sixers.
05/07/12 Julius Erving Named 76ers Advisor Source: Sports Business Daily The 76ers have hired Basketball HOFer Julius Erving as a Strategic Advisor.
05/05/12 Hall Of Famer Erving Returns To 76ers As Adviser Source: CBS - KYW CBS 3 - Philadelphia PA Julius Erving has returned to the Philadelphia 76ers as a strategic adviser.
05/05/12 PRO BASKETBALL Celtics prevail over Hawks in overtime Source: The Sun Herald - Biloxi MS Ray Allen returned for Boston after missing almost a month and scored 13 points in 38 minutes.

Background on Julius Erving

Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is a retired American basketball player who helped launch a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and play above the rim.

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