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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 ...
George Gervin was born on April 27, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan. Gervin attended Martin Luther King, Jr. High School. He struggled on and off the court until his senior year, when a growth spurt allowed him to average 31 points and 20 rebounds and lead his school to the state quarterfinals. [4] He was a Detroit Free Press All-State selection in ...
Julius Erving performing a slam dunk against the Spirits of St. Louis, 1974. The ABA pioneered the advent of the now popular NBA slam dunk contest at the final ABA All-Star Game in 1976. The game was held in Denver, and the owners of the ABA teams wanted to ensure that the event would be entertaining for the sellout crowd of 15,021 people.
Hall of Famer Julius Erving was a three-time ABA MVP, two-time ABA Playoffs MVP, and four-time All-ABA First Team. The American Basketball Association (ABA) was a professional basketball league that operated from the 1967–68 season until it ceased to exist with the ABA–NBA merger in 1976.
During McGinnis' Hall of Fame induction in 2017, his former teammate Julius Erving said he was "built like Superman." George McGinnis, Indiana basketball icon and Hall of Famer, dies at 73 Skip to ...
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Elgin Gay Baylor ( / ˈɛldʒɪn / EL-jin; September 16, 1934 – March 22, 2021) was an American professional basketball player, coach, and executive. He played 14 seasons as a forward in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers. Baylor was a gifted shooter, a strong rebounder, and an accomplished passer ...
The ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Award was an annual American Basketball Association (ABA) given in the ABA Playoffs. The award was first awarded in the 1968 ABA Playoffs and was retired as part of the ABA–NBA merger. In sports, the player judged to be the most important to the team is the most valuable player (MVP).