ulius Erving recently reflected on his legendary rivalry with Larry Bird and didn’t hold back in his praise, calling Bird “the best shooter I’ve ever seen”. In interviews and his autobiography, Erving ...

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NBA legend Charles Barkley is still not over the punishment he received for his involvement in Larry Bird and Julius Erving's ...

"He was probably the most feared guy in Boston" - Julius Erving believed there were many nights when Kevin McHale was the ...

"It was a bad feeling, but I needed it" - Shawn Kemp believes getting torched by Larry Bird in their first meeting was an ...

Hall of Fame former Philadelphia 76ers superstar small forward Julius Erving had plenty of run-ins with Bird during the seasons their two clubs faced each other in the regular season and playoffs.

When Michael Jordan entered the NBA, he was pegged as the next superstar. He took the torch from the likes of Magic Johnson, Larry Bird and Julius Erving during the 1980s and `90s with the Chicago ...

Number 1: 1980-81 Topps RC, Larry Bird with Magic Johnson and Julius Erving The card is not only Larry Bird's #1 RC to chase, it may be one of the most sought after NBA cards of all time.

Larry Bird and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar carried a cold-burning rivalry that flared each time their teams collided. ... never as loud as Bird's rivalry with Magic Johnson or his clashes with Julius Erving.

That choice not to dunk confused people. In an era that produced some of the game's most explosive dunkers — Julius Erving, Dominique Wilkins, Michael Jordan — Bird stood out for what he didn ...