Julius Erving - Hang Time 

His elevation in mid air was bonkers. He truly looked like a majestic eagle expanding his wings, so graceful.

I'm glad that fans who were too young to see Dr. J get a chance to see possibly the greatest, most exciting basketball player in history.

People always mention Kobe or Jordan,but always forget about Dr. J. Erving won three championships, four Most Valuable Player Awards, and three scoring titles.He is the fifth-highest scorer in professional basketball history with 30,026 points.The "slam dunk"(which he innovated),as it is called, became an art form and came to help popularize the sport and he was well known for slam dunking from the free throw line.Was also named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time team.

Dr. J had performed a baseline dunk over a seven foot-four Mark Eaton. Julius was thirty-six years old at the time. The year was 1986. At 6'7" and 215 lbs., he was the fastest small forward I've ever seen.

How he controlled his body in the air is so amazing. He is the best.

Dr.Julius Erving the real Air apparent 🏀 One of the greatest player’s ever.

Greatest Forward Of All Time !

my favorite basketball player to watch ever, he really could put on a show with his fancy moves towards the basket

Greatest open court player ever. Nobody pulled a rebound down and just took off down the court and finished like Julius. Beautiful to watch. Dunked on EVERYBODY!

I wish I could watch every single ABA and NBA game Julius played.

I am 49 and former ball player. After seeing the Doc come into the NBA in 1976-77 he was responsible for broadening the total possibilites of what could be donec Creatively. He put the game twenty years ahead of it time. Whether he's better than so and so is not being raised. His greatest contribution is that he revoutionized the game and opened the fliud gates of possibilites. After seeing him play I was never the same!

By far the most exciting player in the open court, and the greatest small forward ever.

I'm pretty sure the Doctor dunked on every hof center of his generation which by the way were legends.

Julius Ervin was a masterpiece of skill and drive on the basketball court! Dr. J's hang time was so spectacular that when he was in the air, Rolex Watches stopped working!

Julius Erving's game was decades before his time. He looked like a Man playing with children most of his career. Amazing talent.

The reason I feel in love with basketball

The greatest I don't care what nobody says!

Being from Philly, I am crying remembering that era when the Doctor played here. Happy, happy times watching the 76ers compete against ANY TEAM in the NBA. Greatness was in Philly while the Doc played here. What a time!!! God bless you Doc! Thank you 76ers

the most exciting nba player ever

I'm 44 now and proud to say thanks to my Auntie Regina for showing me Dr. J when I was a kid. We watched Julius fly through the air as he was her favorite player and quickly became mine. I love you Doc, and love you too Auntie, and I'll always remember the times and wonderful moments we shared together watching the good Doctor operate!

Thank you sir for pointing that out. I was blessed because I watched him play during my teenage years in the early 80s. People don't realize that those amazing dunks that he did were from him playing serious defense like getting steals and blocking shots. He has more class in his Converser shoestrings than most players today have in their entire body.

The Greatest Player Ever to Me,,

Great clips! Doc was at his peak in the 70s and is arguably the best open court player ever. No center including Jabbar and Walton were stopping Dr J at the hoop and especially in the open court. Prime Doc is the most exciting player ever!

Like Dr J said: What you saw in the 90's I was doin in the 70's..an he might of said "we" we're doin I forget but he was rite if you really pay attention!! He was DEFINITELY ahead of his time!!!

I'm old enough to have remembered the 1976-77 season when he joined the NBA, and he had a lot of spectacular moves in the playoffs and thanks for putting them here. One of them isn't here: a vicious dunk on a fastbreak in Dave Cowens' face n Game 7. The Sixer home crowd went crazy and the Celtics had to call a time-out. It's often put among his Top 10 dunks.

Damn, you have some great footage. This was the time in my life when I breathed, ate and slept basketball. Dr J has always been my idol and Philly was my team. Period. I hated that they would get so close to the championship year after year and then lose to either Boston or Los Angeles. I was happy when the 76'ers won after acquiring Moses Malone.

Absolutely fantastic compilation. Thanks for posting. Those early clips against the Trail Blazers are priceless.

The Doctor, the Original Air.

Simply the best of perhaps any generation!

I was blessed to see this man play ball! Wow!!

The best ever, the Jimi Hendrix of basket

nobody could stop doc nobody.

Dr J ( in my opinion ) have one of the most beautiful moves aka handle of the ball in the history of basketball... I mean, whenever he does that one handed move of holding the ball with his huge hand, swooping it around without even touching the ball with his off hand, and either dunk it or lay it in..is literally poetry in motion...To this day ( correct me if I'm wrong ) but I have not seen any greats ever do that..I'm sure some might have done it once here and there..but Dr J does it with beautiful ease, and he seems to do it often..where it's so natural for him.. My favorite player EVER..the DOCTOR !!

Thanks for the memories, Im a die hard Julius Winfield Erving III fan. He did so much incredible things in Philly, but he had just as many highlights with the Nets and the Squires. I would never leave the TV when he was playing, I was afraid I'd miss something spectacular.

Thanks for putting this together. He was on another level and a very interesting man.

for me the greatest ever

"Way.....Rock the baby to sleep and slam dunk!" My favorite Dr. J dunk where he cuffed the basketball and brought it in a windmill from the side and SLAMMED it over Michael Cooper. One of Dr. J's most famous dunks and one of the top 10 all time NBA dunks in NBA history. :D

Man the dude was intoxicating you was riveted to the TV set!

Dr. J a man possessed, a trained assassin, a G.O.A.T! Thanks goodness we have these amazing clips of an amazing player. My all time favorite NBA player!!!!!😮

The most beautiful player ever to watch on a fastbreak

9.55 and 10.55 the best moves I ‘ v ever seen in an match of basketball and beautifully realized by the the magnificent , Great Dr J 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Elegance... Grace...Majestic... I still see Doc roaring down the court and taking off skyward in my dreams....

Dunks, layups, fastbreaks, bank jump shots, ball control, athletic moves, fingerrolls..unstoppable Dr J !!

14 dislikes from people who don't know what basketball is!!!!

I was at that Sixers/Portland game! Doc is the greatest; bar none!

I had such a good time watching this. Thanks for posting this. My favorite of all time.

The most majestic dunker of all time. The way he manipulated the basketball in his hand and how he just glided in the air like an eagle. Truly beautiful to watch. No one played the game of basketball more graceful and elegant than the DOC.

Dr. Julius Erving ... The Original Dunk-Master, and Mr. Entertainment of Basketball in a Universal Sense!!! All Over the World!!!

My goodness he was awesome. Forget what ya heard, he changed the game more than anyone ever. EASILY 20 years ahead of his time. Monolithic player. That play at 10:50 is still probably the best move ever, at least in the Finals. Great call by Hot Rod and Musburger.

These clips was still revolutionary and innovator Dr.J. The ABA, playground style that changed the way the game looks.

Doc is easily The greatest dunker of all times. Beautiful Dunks. And moves

The most athletic , exciting and graceful player ever and gritty too, he would most often times come through when the team needed a basket or a big play. Money. Consistent year after year. The Doc was larger than life. As a kid he was a living God among all of us kids. What a gift to the game and humanity.

Absolutely loved Doc from the first time I saw him in 76. Little did I know he had already changed the game in the ABA. Met him in Atlanta at a Sixers/hawks game in 82. Signed every autograph for every fan. Coolest dude ever. Class. He also crammed one over Tree Rollins that night that was spectacular.

Appreciate the effort to put together this video. Watching Julius WAS one of the few sources of childhood happiness.

Most athletic player in history. Had a gear that only Jordan comes close. His ability to control the ball in those big hands. Incredible

His ABA years were even better! It was like he was holding a grapefruit in his hands rather than a basketball.

greatest-dunker of all-time!

Doc has always been my top player.

Go to meet the original airness in person...Great human being, humble, and respectful. One of the true greatest stars!

Dr. J Dunk on everybody all the time, crazy my number 1 player of all time hands 👏 down.

There's no Jordan without the Doctor!

The best doing it all time as a total package especially with style and grace.

Thank you for the memories I love it.

Doc is my all time fav to watch...goddam electric! Ironic that Portland won the championship but the #1 highlight of that is Doc posterizing Bill Walton!

Dr J makes it look effortless

Dr. J ran like a gazelle and jumped liked a kangaroo. He was amazing and there will never be another player like him including Jordan.

So Glad to see this Retro of the Doc; so Amazing why he is not compared because you can only compare Dr J to Himself. Crazy Stuff !

once Dr. J gets runnin fast with the ball, its over man

A true SHOWMAN who did it to win championships and not posters.

He never got credit for his defense. He was a great shot blocker & was great at stealing the ball. Most people don't realize that those great dunks were usually the end result of a block shot or a steal. He will always be my favorite player of all time.

NOBODY played like "THE DR." .............ALL AROUND..MR INSIDE! The best of all~time in my book! My era!

CONGRATS!! The BEST I've SEEN of Erving highlights!!

thank you, now I know where the iconic image of Dr J slam dunk over Walton printed on my childhood preferred tshirt comes from!

The greatest small forward i have ever seen play in the NBA and ABA. And i have seen them all.

Thank you for posting. Enjoyed this very much.

The Doc wasn't even in his prime when he came into the NBA just imagine what could have been

He is doing those dunks with those thin as paper converse sneakers with no support. He might as well played barefooted. Simply incredible what he did

One of the smartest basketball players on the court. His defense was always incredible, constantly stealing the ball. But his greatest gift was going coast to coast. As soon as he got the ball, no matter where he was on the court, he felt like he was in scoring position, lol. Once he got to full speed, nobody could stop him. And I mean nobody. He would jump however high he needed to to clear the defender by a foot. And what a great man, competitor and ambassador for the game. One of the classiest professional athletes of all time. The Doctor was the inspiration for every child Gen Xer back in the day. Jordan became the icing on the cake.

Great video. I remember a lot of the Philly-Portland games in the Finals and Dr J. in his championship season with Moses Malone. The amazing thing was he was past his peak, which occurred in the ABA.

I have become enamoured with this man ...i teared up when I watched his retirement season. He truly was 20 years ahead of his time. A fly guy and class act as well. NY State be proud of your son.

Julius was a man among boys in the ABA and during his early years in the NBA.

Nobody has ever Dunked like Dr J!

in these early 'sixers years footage, one thing that really stands out is how far erving could jump from the basket and dunk with guys hanging all over him, and with incredibe ease..one was from 12 ft. out...I've seen a '78 clip where he took-off from "thirteen" feet out and dunk over some guy..i kid u not, I wouldn't be surprised if erving could made a dunk from the foul-line with guys trying to block the shot..in his physical prime, "nobody" could leap from so far out with guys all over him..

Thanks for the post, I watched most of the Sixers games back then. He was even more dominant in the ABA ! Used to love watching the Nets.

the way he glides his arms with those BIG hands of his,you can not possibly block his dunks...DAMN!!!!

doc was incredible!

This 17 minutes of highlights is almost all the Eastern Conference Finals versus Boston, and the 1977 Finals against the Portland Trailblazers. He had two of the most spectacular series I have ever seen in those two series.

Love it when they call it "The stuff shot"...

Doctor j was in a class by his self I am glad that I got to see for myself my favorite player l

Greatest finisher of all time!

All-time best starting five line up: Wilt, Russell, Bird, Magic, Dr J; and Jordan as the sixth man.

What a pleasure to relive these moments with the incredible Dr. J. Mix in the promotional exuberance of the great Brent Musburger and this identifies as supreme entertainment.

Thank you for this fantastic video of the doctor!

I have never seen any player that compares to the doctor.

About his most famous layup against the Lakers he said: Just another move. The best!!

Thanks. Great mix of stuff.

he was definitely smooth wit it!!!probably the smoothest!!!dominating dunks with finesse-and its fair to say that he was the blueprint for high flying dunkers that came after him!!!!!

To this day, there has never been a player like Dr. J.

DR.J IS THE GREATEST FORWARD TO EVER PLAY THE GAME.PERIOD

The greatest man who ever stepped on the basketball court ❤