Julius Erving

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ABA player NBA player Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee basketball player human

Julius Erving, widely known as "Dr. J," is a Hall of Fame basketball legend celebrated for revolutionizing the modern, above-the-rim style of play in the ABA and NBA.

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Dr. J 1
Julius Winfield Erving II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ABA player ⓘ
NBA player ⓘ
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee ⓘ
basketball player ⓘ
human ⓘ
ABAAllStarSelections 5 ⓘ
ABAChampionships 2 ⓘ
ABAMostValuablePlayerAwards 3 ⓘ
ABAMostValuablePlayerSeason 1973–74 ⓘ
1974–75 ⓘ
1975–76 ⓘ
ABAScoringTitles 3 ⓘ
collegeAttended University of Massachusetts Amherst ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1950-02-22 ⓘ
familyName Erving ⓘ
fullName Julius Erving self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Julius Winfield Erving II
givenName Julius ⓘ
HallOfFameInductionYear 1993 ⓘ
height 201 cm ⓘ
6 ft 7 in ⓘ
jerseyRetiredBy Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
Philadelphia 76ers ⓘ
UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen ⓘ
surface form: UMass Minutemen basketball
knownFor revolutionizing modern basketball ⓘ
spectacular dunks ⓘ
leaguePlayedIn American Basketball Association ⓘ
National Basketball Association ⓘ
memberOf NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team ⓘ
NBA 75th Anniversary Team ⓘ
NBAAllStarGameMVP 2 ⓘ
NBAAllStarGameMVPSeason 1976–77 ⓘ
1982–83 ⓘ
NBAAllStarSelections 11 ⓘ
NBAChampionships 1 ⓘ
NBAChampionshipSeason 1982–83 ⓘ
NBAMostValuablePlayerAward 1 ⓘ
NBAMostValuablePlayerSeason 1980–81 ⓘ
nickname Julius Erving self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Dr. J
occupation sports executive ⓘ
television analyst ⓘ
placeOfBirth Roosevelt, New York, United States ⓘ
playedFor Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New York Nets

Philadelphia 76ers ⓘ
Virginia Squires ⓘ
positionPlayed small forward ⓘ
retiredJerseyNumber 6 ⓘ
spouse Dorys Madden ⓘ
Turquoise Erving ⓘ
styleOfPlay above-the-rim ⓘ
wonABAChampionshipWith Brooklyn Nets ⓘ
surface form: New York Nets
wonNBAChampionshipWith Philadelphia 76ers ⓘ

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1980–81 NBA season → MVP → Julius Erving ⓘ
Philadelphia 76ers → MVPWinner → Julius Erving ⓘ
Julius Erving → fullName → Julius Erving self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Julius Winfield Erving II
Julius Erving → nickname → Julius Erving self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dr. J
Brooklyn Nets → notableFormerPlayer → Julius Erving ⓘ
ABA → notablePlayer → Julius Erving ⓘ
subject surface form: American Basketball Association
New York Nets (ABA) → notablePlayer → Julius Erving ⓘ
Philadelphia 76ers → notablePlayer → Julius Erving ⓘ
Virginia Squires → notablePlayer → Julius Erving ⓘ
Virginia Squires → soldPlayerContractOf → Julius Erving ⓘ