When the last ever ABA Finals took place ... However, this time, it wasn't "Dr. J," who had scored 45 and 48 points in the first two contests, but Thompson who took the spotlight.

While he will be forever Dr. J -- a high-school teammate gave him the nickname Doctor and an ABA teammate added the initial, making it Dr. J -- he was born Julius Winfield Erving Jr. on Feb. 22 ...

Julius Erving had a huge performance in Game 1 of the Finals, scoring 45 points, including the game winner at the buzzer!

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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.

Dr. Kurian Aba J. is a General Medicine Doctor / Internal Medicine Doctor practicing in Mavelikara, specializing in the field of General Medicine / Internal Medicine. If any of the displayed ...

led the then New York Nets to ABA titles in 1974 and 1976, and the Philadelphia 76ers to the 1983 NBA championship. Dr. J played 16 totals season between the ABA (1971-76) and NBA (1977-87) with ...