“I think,” Julius Erving told me one day over the phone ... Julius brought the ball above the rim from outside, from the wing. I referred to it as ‘an Afro-American aerial ballet.’ That’s how I saw ...

Julius Erving, with his signature afro haircut swaying to its own rhythm, embodied the art of basketball physically and emotionally. Gliding through the air and controlling the ball mid-flight was ...

Unquestionably the greatest known athlete in UMass history, Julius Erving, known simply to the world as "Dr. J," played basketball for two seasons under legendary head coach and fellow UMass Athletics ...

"I think," Julius Erving told me one day over the phone ... I referred to it as 'an Afro-American aerial ballet.' That's how I saw how Julius was doing. That was the best description I could ...