Among these pioneers was a young forward named Julius Erving. He embodied everything the ABA stood for and made a smooth ...

Once Siena junior guard Marcus Jackson finally reached San Francisco, he watched his older brother, Andre Jr., fall short in the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest last Saturday. None of that ...

Long before Michael Jordan took the NBA by storm when he joined the pros in 1984, Julius Erving was the man of the hour. A 6'7" wingman from East Meadow, New York, epitomized the flashy, above-the-rim ...

Let’s take a look and examine ten former NBA point guards who have found a better career path after basketball.

5. Julius Erving If there’s a Godfather of dunking, it’s Doctor J. His legendary performance at the 1976 ABA Slam Dunk Contest gave the NBA the idea to create annual dunk contests of their own ...

Julius Erving returns to the site of his ABA dunk contest glory, but it is an emerging aerial master, Larry Nance, that takes the NBA's inaugural competition.

Unknown date; Boston, MA, USA; FILE PHOTO; Philadelphia 76ers forward Julius Erving (6) drives to the basket to dunk the ball in front of Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird (33) at the Boston Garden.

Joel Embiid is one of the best players in the NBA. However, the Philadelphia 76ers superstar has dealt with a lot of injuries over the previous two seasons. He has appeared in just 18 out of the ...

Auburn senior guard Chad Baker-Mazara was named among the finalists for the Julius Erving Award this week. The award, which is given to the best small forward in college basketball, has never been won ...