The ABA and the NBA merged in 1976, and one of the big reasons was Julius Erving. The ABA never really had any national television exposure, but everyone knew who Dr. J was. The afro, the kneepads, ...

The 1977 NBA season was the first season following the league’s merger with its upstart cousin, the American Basketball Association. With the merger came new players, most notably Julius Erving, who ...

It was the first season after the NBA-ABA merger, and when the Sixers bought Julius Erving's contract from the New Jersey Nets to join another ABA superstar, George McGinnis, the latter's reaction was ...

We look at how Julius Erving’s game and persona evolved during the late 1970s and early 1980s years with the Philadelphia 76ers, where they reached the NBA Finals three times before finally winning a ...

Alexandra Simon is a digital content producer at CBS Philadelphia. Alex started her career at CBS21 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania before joining KARE 11 News in Minneapolis, where she covered breaking ...

Brought to Philadelphia after dominating the ABA with two different teams, Julius "Dr. J" Erving instantly gave the Sixers a chance to compete for championships once he arrived. Whether that will be ...

If you're a BDL regular, Julius Erving probably isn't a real person to you. (Also, odds are you're Lutheran, left-handed and a big "Rowdy" Roddy Piper fan. Surprised? Don't be. Piper's Pit was awesome ...

I guess we have to have a conversation about the ABA. A number of Hall of Famers played in the alternate league in the 1970s, but as a whole it was a more watered-down product, even if the ABA’s ...