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Julius Winfield Erving II (born February 22, 1950), commonly known by the nickname Dr. J, is an American former professional basketball player. Erving helped legitimize the American Basketball Association (ABA), [1] and he was the best-known player in that league when it merged into the National Basketball Association (NBA) after the 1975–1976 season.
The Doctor is a 2013 film documenting the life of former American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) player and Hall of Fame inductee Julius Erving. It premiered on NBA TV on June 10, 2013. [1] [2] [3]
NBA TV International shows one or two live regular season games per day, with the delayed coverage of selected playoffs that not broadcast live by NBA TV, all conference semis, finals and the Finals, as well as All-Star live games and contests and most nationally televised U.S. games (such as those seen on ABC, TNT, ESPN and US feed of NBA TV ...
Team Play-by-play Color commentator(s) Flagship Station Boston: Sean Grande (primary) Jon Wallach (select games): Cedric Maxwell (Primary) Abby Chin (select games): WBZ-FM WROR-FM (will carry games that are in conflict with Boston Bruins hockey games or New England Patriots football games; WBZ-FM also being the Bruins' flagship)
Sojourner and Erving were roommates on the road, the best man in each other's weddings and Sojourner dubbed Erving with the nickname "Dr. J". [19] With Erving starring, and Sojourner contributing 5.6 points and 4.7 rebounds, the Nets finished 55-29 and defeated the Squires (4–1) and Kentucky Colonels (4–0) in the playoffs.
The 1976–77 NBA season was the 28th season for the Philadelphia 76ers franchise in the NBA. Just months earlier, the American Basketball Association had ended its ninth and final campaign and the two leagues combined .
Led by star point guard Jason Kidd, the Nets reached the NBA Finals in two consecutive NBA seasons (2001–02 and 2002–03), but failed to win a championship. [11] In the summer of 2012, the team moved to Barclays Center in Brooklyn, [ 12 ] becoming the first major sports franchise in the borough since the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers ...
The 2006 NBA Slam Dunk Competition between Nate Robinson and Andre Iguodala drew much criticism because players were not penalized for missing a dunk attempt. Consequently, Robinson attempted a single dunk 14 times before completing it. [27] Prior to the 2007 competition, the NBA changed a few rules to prevent excessive dunk attempts.