Remember way back in June 1983 when Red Auerbach traded lumbering center Rick Robey to the Phoenix Suns for controversial guard Dennis Johnson? That was in the good old days when Red’s cigar was just ...

Erving was inducted along with legends such as Walt Bellamy, Dan Issel, Dick McGuire, Calvin Murphy and Bill Walton. The forward was a star for the Nets in the ABA before being traded to the ...

Chris Russo Lambastes LeBron James's Take on 1970s Basketball With Dr. J Anecdote "Giannis is not Julius Erving, not in the same ballpark." Dan Lyons | Mar 26, 2025 ...

Often considered Jordan before Jordan (just without a jumper), Erving was an All-Star every season he played (ABA or NBA)." But who tops Erving as the No. 16 greatest NBA player of all time?

“I played with some great ones — Bill Walton and David Thompson. But Doc was so special,” said Brian Taylor, the Nets point guard when Erving led the team to two ABA titles in four seasons.

Blazers coach Jack Ramsay, reflecting on how Walton had helped neutralize future Hall of Famers Julius Erving and Doug Collins, heaped superlatives upon his singular star: “I’ve never coached ...

— Julius Dr J Erving (@JuliusErving) May 27, 2024 Philadelphia 76ers team president Daryl Morey, long a student of the game and its history, paid tribute to Walton on his own X account: ...

He led the Blazers to a title in 1977 against Julius "Dr. J" Erving and the New Jersey Nets. Walton then helped the Larry Bird-led Boston Celtics win another championship in 1986.

Bill Walton, known as a former Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and sports broadcaster, died from cancer at age 71. It was reported that Walton died after “a prolonged fight with cancer,” according to ...