Julius Erving is one of the best basketball players of all time. Before his legendary run with the Philadelphia 76ers, the 75-year-old spent five seasons in th ...

Vince Carter said Julius Erving was his athletic idol and having his jersey retired next to the former Nets star’s would be a ...

But then Julius Erving took center stage ... simple as it may have been. The New York/New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets are many things. But Vince Carter, even in retirement makes them lovable.

Unquestionably the greatest known athlete in UMass history, Julius Erving, known simply to the ... Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 1983. Erving's jersey was retired by the Brooklyn Nets (No. 32) ...

While others played the game of basketball on the ground, Julius Erving performed ... winning an NBA championship. Erving won four MVP awards, three with the Nets and one with Philadelphia.