Julius Erving - 1977 NBA All-Star MVP Highlights (Showtime) 

They booed Dr. J but when he spoke to the fans, they appreciated, he won them over. Class.

he was simply the best.

How the hell could you ever boo that performance and that man! Wish he was playing now, no one I’d rather watch than the “DOCTOR’.

Class act and one of the most under-rated players in the all-time great player debate. Prime Dr. J could have held his own with anyone. #theymustaforgot

My favourite play was the Erving goaltending - look how high above the rim he was!

Doctor j ... My hero

Julius is the best rebounding,blocking,steals, volume scorer megastar of all times and the best ever on the open court bar none..Mj has an overall edge on him due to his post game perfection..Dr J in his prime though was an unseen sensation to watch while Mike although more fierce was less free flowing and came second..since these two there is no one else with that type of magic

A Class Act. Legend

when Doc had a warp gear, he was as fast as anyone ever with the ball, beast mode

He was my all-time favorite time hoops player. Stylish and classy and one of the all-time greats.

Julius Erving was the fastest small forward in the history of the game. He dunked on every center throughout his entire career.

The Pistol was making the game so much fun for Dr. J. Imagine both teammates on a NBA team. They would have been a show for the fans.

Dr.J the greatest!

My favorite allstars games, i love dr.j fancy airwalk moves towards the basket dr.j sold tickets popcorn and refreshments

DOC & PISTOL HOOK UP AT 4 57. SWEET!!!!!!!!!

It would've been awesome as a fan of both to have seen Pete and Dr. J on the same team.

Doc really knows how to posterize Kareem! Man, I never knew how good Paul Westphal was.....like John Stockton good. Doc handled the MVP situation with class as only he could.

What a class act saying nice things even though the crowd was booing

Damn! Forgot how he could dominate a game. He was moving at a different speed.

The Doctor was built to play basketball pure and simple. I really felt sorry for guys like Cowens, Havlicek, Westphal...etc.; they never knew what hit them. Dr. J was on another level of play and they were just helpless to stop him. Its like Pat Riley said " Where did this guy come from"?

Such an exciting player.

It was a magical time in the NBA. Its hard to describe to those too young to remember just how much Dr. J electrified the entire NBA when he came in. Every one had heard the stories but most had not seen him in person. We had never seen anything like him. MJ and everyone else who came after were imitators. Doc invented a new game, and he did it with consummate class.

Dr J really deserved to be the MVP !

Perfect acceptance speech; I think that Doc's thoughtful charisma stunned, and shamed the booing fans. He first acknowledged them, gracefully, totally disarming them, then expressed a little vulnerability in reminding them that for all of his exploits that kept the ABA afloat as a saleable commodity, he had lost, as well; and then, let them know that *he was who he was;* he was totally their "daddy" with that speech. Bravo.

I love the DUNK on Kareem !

Poor fan reaction to Dr J getting the MVP at the end. How rude.

Look at the legends on that court!

Simply amazing DOC!!!!

Class all day everyday

Great highlights! I forgot just how dominating the Dr. was in this game. I believe the Doc in his prime could beat anyone in a game of one-on-one, including MJ, and David Thompson.

My 1st poster up in my bedroom when I was a kid. Dr. J Thank you, Julius Erving. Phoenix 85008 65° 🌞

That Pistol and Dr. J duo is something to watch !!!!!!!!!!!

So amazing to See all this real time growing up. Humble Great Athlete ! DOC J

I think had Pete and Doc played together as they almost did in ATL, Pistol's career would be possibly top 5 PG ever. Who knows who they would have gotten around them. He would have probably scored a lot less but would have been a great primary distributor for a guy like Erving.

This is real basketball kids there is no carrying the ball no dancing no acting no traveling no walking this is what basketball should be this is beauty to watch. hustling !

Oh damn! Now I know how awesome the Doctor was ⚡️ Absolutely jaw dropping 😮 3:15

The Original sky walker in the ABA NBA!! Dr.J Erving the big "J "

That dunk on Kareem. Now that's nasty!!!!

Atlanta Hawks had Dr.J in training camp with Pistol Pete and entire NBA got scared of the thought of Julius Erving and Pete Maravich on same team .. But didn't you witness what could of been from what u saw in that all star game.. Better know history

You can go on about Michael Jordan all you want, no one was ever better than Dr. J at his best.

THE GOOD DR

And the comment of a classy, eloquent man 👏

Pistol Pete and Dr J together on the same team = pure entertainment.

Dr.J and Pistol too much fun.

It's called - being on the wrong side of history, those who booed The Doctor - being MVP also involved helping to revive the sport. Which Dr J did until the arrival of Bird and Magic. Also back then Julius Irving & Co. continually knocked Milwaukee out of the playoffs , perhaps as a backhand to the no-class idiots who booed him, I'd like to think so.

prime doc

00:28 why he yam it on Kareem like that, wow

My boy Dr j lettin everybody know he own the league my nigga.

Initially crowd wanted Westphal but was gracious enough to applaud Doc.

They booed The Doctor. oh hell no!!

Pure class, ambassador of the game!

MJ would have took it personal, but Doc rose above & kept it classy...earned the respect of everyone. That's why Doc is one of my heroes and MJ is most certainly not. True legends lead by example, not with intimidation.

I actually prefer the game without the 3 point shot. You actually had to work for points.

the game was better without the 3 point line

That was a great game by The Dr on both ends of the court his first NBA all star gane

Guy is a legend could ball like out of this world I didn't know how good he really was

He single handedly REVOLUTIONIZED the game! Thats why he's the BEST EVER PERIOD! BEST AMBASSADOR the NBA has EVER had! He had more CLASS and was WELL SPOKEN and RESPECTED for his HUMILTY than these chest beating overpaid traveling and carrying the ball knuckle heads of today.

Just imagine the history of the Atlanta Hawks if Dr. J and Pistol Pete had been allowed to remain together in the ATL. The Dr. now lives in the ATL. Would not have to go back to the Bob Pettit era for a Hawks NBA title. Pistol Pete might not have blown his knee out.

Low class fans booing Dr. J. He really was as classy as he was gifted...no doubt.

I actually watched that All Star Game in real time back in 1977. That was the first time that I had ever seen anyone slam on Kareem.

Man! Pistol and Doc! Almost teammates on the Hawks. This was just a preview of what could have been.

2:20 was moves they do today!!!

Good to see pistol Pete, greatest ball handler of all time. Would have loved to seen him and Erving play together more then just on a all star team.

Well spoken and circus shots. Oh, the DICHOTOMY!

❤LEGENDARY❤ 🌠THIS IS 🏀🏀 DR.J🏀🏀 🥇🏀🏆🏀💫🏀 💙💙LOVE💙💙

100% Pure class!! Love the Doctor, my absolute favorite athlete of all time, always a class act.

DR. J WAS THE MAN !!!

Glad I found this channel

Didn't realize how humble he was back then until I compared him to today's players.

That poster on kareem was nasty

These guys would wipe the court against the NBA today.

If they didn't get Dr.J and some teams from ABA,there would be no Kobe,MJ and Lebron.That's the reason why they got Dr.J because he was the best there .

If Dr.J would have played with a great pg he would have averaged 30 ppg for his career.

3:20 amazing !

OMG, what disrespect for prime Kareem😮 0:25

Hey Dr. J, where'd you get those moves are you a member of the human race. Old heads know that song.

some classic swooping dunks

Prime Doctor on another level.

the first player ever to have done in your face dunk and alley-opp.

damn.. he is more dominant than jordan...lol hahaha

IS IT ME OR IS DOCS FRO A LITTLE LOW IN THE NBA HERE!!!!!!!

I LOVE Dr.J. He was my guy growing up. Because of his hand size, body control and athleticism, he could do thing on the court that no one else could, and still cannot do to this day. BUT...no WAY he beats MJ one on one. MJ was a FAR better outside shooter , much better man-up defender, and even quicker and more athletic. But how much fun would it have been to watch?!😊

DR.J Great Showman

4:32 tufffff!

I don't know if there was a reason The Doc didn't participate in the 1977 NBA Slam Dunk contest.

They played basketball rough back then did'nt they!

Who has the full game!!

House Call!!!!!

At 3:04 ..assuming the fella on the right ( grey hair ) is an assistant...he's not Tex Winter, is he? The fella who created the ' Triangle offense ' later on?

Good upload, Doc was great on this one with some tremendous highlights... But Paul Westphal deserved MVP, to be honest. I've uploaded this game's highlights before, Westphal was great on both ends, very clutch and his team (the West) actually won.

Pee wee kirkland, joe hammond, skip wise,curt jones, art sivel, billy harris n raymond lewis shoulda been in this game

The people are booing?? Why

And today this magnificent specimen of a player can nolonger even dunk. 😣

I saw the game. They were booing because the East lost

Jouu...jouuuu....woouuufff...3:19 min

So much better without the 3pt shot

I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who believes this: The 76ers was up 2 games to 0 on the Trailblazers. In the 1976/1977 NBA championship series. The NBA never gave the ABA its proper respect. Calling it playground basketball. You couldn't have this guy (Julius Erving) fresh from the ABA winning a NBA championship in his very first year in the NBA. So the 76ers had to lose that championship. The momentum the Philadelphia 76ers had in those first two games was probably going to be a sweeped resulting in this ABA player become the face of the NBA. How embarrassing for the NBA that called the ABA street ball players. I watched all 6 games, it was like someone simply turned (Rigged) the switch off. For you Trailblazers fans, it's just my most humble opinion. Just ask the 1969 Baltimore Colts and Bubba Smith. In this case the NFL won the first two SuperBowls so the NFL needed the AFL (Eventually the AFC) to look legit. Why do you think Joe Namath guaranteed a Jets victory?

Does this make me old like Adam Sandler in Hustle? He is like 15 years older than me thank God, so I got some time to get old fat & gray.

Kids have no clue even our young nba announcers

0:27 facial on kareem!! 3:17 fastbreak dunk