Jan. 30—In this excerpt from his new book, "Magic in the Air: The Myth, the Mystery, and the Soul of the Slam Dunk," Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski explores the effect of Julius Erving's career ...

NBA.com's Shaun Powell on Erving: "Who was Dr. J? This was a question that mushroomed and soon demanded answers because a basketball world had become suspicious and curious about an ABA player ...

Iowa basketball star Payton Sandfort has been named to the midseason top 10 watch list for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. Sandfort is averaging 16.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3. ...

On Saturday evening, the Brooklyn Nets hosted the Miami Heat at Barclays Center in New York. However, all of the attention was on former New Jersey Nets star Vince Carter, who had his jersey ...

Seven Nets players have had their jerseys retired: Bill Melchionni, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, John Williamson, Drazen Petrovic, Buck Williams, Kidd and now Carter. Melchionni, Williams and Erving ...

NORMAN — University of Oklahoma senior Jalon Moore was named a Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year top-10 candidate by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. On the season ...

On the bright side, the freshman sensation has played well enough to be named to the Top 10 list for the Julius Irving Award, per the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The award was ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – UConn men's basketball freshman Liam McNeeley has been named to the Midseason Top 10 List for the Julius Erving Award, as announced by the Basketball Hall of Fame on ...

High-flying, unstoppable future World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame inductee Julius Erving scores a personal-high 63 points, but the New York Nets lose to the San Diego Conquistadors ...