Julius Erving is recognized as one of the greatest dunkers of all time. The 1981 NBA MVP won the first-ever dunk contest in 1976, and long before Michael Jordan, he was the first to take off from the ...

The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk,” Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski details why the dunk contest was ...

Julius Erving speaks on the historic ABA-NBA merger that changed professional basketball forever. Dr. J reflects on when the two leagues became one in 1976. Erving discusses what the merger meant for ...

There are two active players in the NBA who were born when the ABA played its final game on May 13, 1976, and neither Tim Duncan nor Andre Miller were old enough when it happened to remember it. Yet, ...

On this date in 1981, Julius Erving won his fourth Most Valuable Player award. After winning the award three times during his ABA career (1974, 1975, 1976), Erving's 1981 NBA MVP made him the first ...

The Background: The New York Nets acquired Erving from the Virginia Squires in 1973, just after the Long Island native had led the American Basketball Association with a career-high 31.9 points per ...

I guess we have to have a conversation about the ABA. A number of Hall of Famers played in the alternate league in the 1970s, but as a whole it was a more watered-down product, even if the ABA’s ...

For three seasons with the Nets, Julius Erving was more than just a franchise player. With his skywalking style and awe-inspiring dunks, the man they called Dr. J carried a league and became a ...

While the Brooklyn Nets begin their offseason after another losing season, fans can look back on the days of glory the franchise had, including May 10, 1993. On this day, 32 years ago, New York Nets ...