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Julius Erving
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American basketball player (born 1950)
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East Meadow, Long Island, New York, USA
Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname "Dr. J", is an American retired basketball player who helped popularize a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and playing above the rim in his career at the ABA and the NBA.
Known for
- Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association — Self2026
- The Waiting Game2024
- Reggie — Self2023
- Iceman: A George Gervin Story — Self2023
- Bill Russell: Legend — Self - Basketball Hall of Fame2023
- The Luckiest Guy in the World — Self2023
- Hustle — Julius 'Dr. J' Erving2022
- Vince Carter: Legacy2021
- Shut Up and Dribble — Self - NBA Hall of Famer2018
- Basketball: A Love Story — Self2018
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1950-02-22 ) February 22, 1950 (age 76) , East Meadow, New York , U.S.
- Listed height
- 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Listed weight
- 200 lb (91 kg)
- High school
- Roosevelt (Roosevelt, New York)
- College
- UMass (1969–1971)
- Nba draft
- 1972 : 1st round, 12th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Playing career
- 1971–1987
- Position
- Small forward
- Number
- 32, 6
- 1971 1973
- Virginia Squires
- 1973 1976
- New York Nets
- 1976 1987
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Points
- 30,026 (24.2 ppg)
- Rebounds
- 10,525 (8.5 rpg)
- Assists
- 5,176 (4.2 apg)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Julius
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- East Meadow
- Educated at
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Sport
- basketball
- Position played
- small forward
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 93
- Image
- Julius Erving – 76ers (1).jpeg
- Height
- 201
- Residence
- Nassau County
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- Commons category
- Julius Erving
- drafted by
- Milwaukee Bucks
- date of birth
- 1950-02-22
- nickname
- Dr. J
- end of work period
- 1987-00-00
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname "Dr. J", is an American former professional basketball player. He helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA), and was the best-known player in the league when it merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the 1975–1976 season.
Erving won three championships, four Most Valuable Player awards and three scoring titles with the ABA's Virginia Squires and New York Nets (now the NBA's Brooklyn Nets) and the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. During his 16 seasons as a player, none of his teams ever missed the postseason. He is the ninth-highest scorer in ABA/NBA history with 30,026 points (NBA and ABA combined). He was well known for slam dunking from the free-throw line in Slam Dunk Contests and was the only player voted Most Valuable Player in both the ABA and the NBA. The basketball slang of being posterized was first coined to describe his moves. In 1980, Erving was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 35th Anniversary Team. In 1993, Erving was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. In 1994, Erving was named by Sports Illustrated as one of the 40 most important athletes of all time. In 2004, he was inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame. In both 1996 and 2021, Erving was again honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams, respectively.
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