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- Julius Winfield Erving II
- was known to the basket-
- ball world as ΓÇ£Doctor J."
- He was one of the most
- amazing athletes, and one
- of the most popular people, ever to play the
- game. He combined power and grace in a
- way no one had before. Before Doctor J, no
- one had ever seen a player take off from the
- free throw line, soar 15 feet through the air,
- and slam the basketball through the net.
-
- Doctor J played three great seasons for the
- University of Massachusetts, averaging 26.3
- points and 20 rebounds a game. He was
- drafted by the NBA, but he signed with the
- Virginia Squires of the American
- Basketball Association (ABA), in 1971.
-