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Biography
Julius Winfield Erving II, commonly known by the nickname "Dr. J", is an American retired basketball player who helped popularize a modern style of play that emphasizes leaping and playing above the rim in his career at the ABA and the NBA.
Awards & recognition
- All-NBA Team · 1983
- J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award · 1983
- NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award · 1983
- All-NBA Team · 1982
- All-NBA Team · 1981
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- NBA Most Valuable Player Award · 1981
- All-NBA Team · 1980
- All-NBA Team · 1978
- NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award · 1977
- NBA Most Valuable Player Award
Filmography18 titles
The Office
2005as Julius Erving
2005as Julius Erving
Fathers of the Sport
2008as Himself
2008as Himself
Hustle
2022as Julius 'Dr. J' Erving
2022as Julius 'Dr. J' Erving
Frasier
1993as Mike (voice)
1993as Mike (voice)
Philadelphia
1993as Julius Erving
1993as Julius Erving
Bill Russell: Legend
2023as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
2023as Self - Basketball Hall of Fame
Figure It Out
as Self
as Self
Free Spirits
2013as Self
2013as Self
The Colbert Report
2005as Self - Guest
2005as Self - Guest
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
2026as Self
2026as Self
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
1992as Julius Erving
1992as Julius Erving
Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989as Dr. J
1989as Dr. J
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979as Moses Guthrie
1979as Moses Guthrie
Reggie
2023as Self
2023as Self
Vince Carter: Legacy
2021
2021
Iceman: A George Gervin Story
2023as Self
2023as Self
Shut Up and Dribble
as Self - NBA Hall of Famer
as Self - NBA Hall of Famer
NB80s
2011as Self (archive footage)
2011as Self (archive footage)