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In Game 4 of the 1980 NBA Finals, Philadelphia 76ers superstar Julius Erving dazzled the crowd and made NBA history with his legendary baseline move against the Los Angeles Lakers. In this video, former players such as Magic Johnson, Michael Cooper, Isiah Thomas, World B. Free, Doug Collins, Bob McAdoo, Pat Riley, Darryl Dawkins and Erving himself remember the moment.
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@azaznogalesaz 5 лет назад

People saying “oh anyone could do that now” are missing the point. It’s easy to re do something someone did cause u can see them do it... it’s something else to come up with the move when no one else has ever done it!

@arisart22 5 лет назад

Not anyone can do it now actually. You really need big hands to palm the ball like that.

@azaznogalesaz 5 лет назад

Very ahead of his era

@realtruth1448 5 лет назад

DLO BROWN not just anyone can pull that off, you’d need a combination of big hands, arm length, and athleticism to pull that off, only people currently in the NBA that can pull that off is KD, Lebron, Giannis and Kawhi, maybe AD

@ArmandoXIII 5 лет назад

@@realtruth1448 I'm sure KD can't do it, he lacks the athleticism, LeBron probably can but with the grace of a rock, nobody today can do it like Dr J did it, period.

@mpz0618 5 лет назад

@@ArmandoXIII Giannis could

@mcfly3510 4 года назад

I love how Magic is when he speaks about things he really loves. Beside being a legend himself he always acknowledged great players and great moments.

@pheonixoutthe6478 4 года назад

Magic is GOAT

@RKO859 4 года назад

Magic is always a classy guy and puts other greats over, even opponents.

@gc8972b 4 года назад

he sounds like a Baptist minister (no offense)

@raygu1818 4 года назад

Magic can be in that GOAT conversation but he doesn't seek the accolades and he doesn't have a problem acknowledging the greatness in others which is why as a Sixers fan i can respect Magic

@danwoodliefphotography871 4 года назад

@@pheonixoutthe6478 I doubt anyone has ever just loved the game more than Magic.

@PlanetJigobotTV 5 лет назад

It's not about who can do it now. It's about who did it 1st.

@kayoklutch817 5 лет назад

It happened in the 80s that's why people make it a big deal

@Don-gu1mx 5 лет назад

@@kayoklutch817 really? Show me who else has done it. In fact show me someone who did half as smooth

@kayoklutch817 5 лет назад

@@Don-gu1mx kd and kyries were good too

@somregularguy 4 года назад

KAYO KLUTCH lol shut up KD hasn’t done that or is athletic enough to do that and kyries hands aren’t big enough to palm the ball like dr j

@kayoklutch817 4 года назад

Somregularguy people just hype it because it was in the old days😂

@edwardmusicman896 4 года назад

Julius said, “Just another move”. This guy is so humble. One of the greatest basketball player of all time.

@paulrodberg 4 года назад

look at his expression. 2:57 the purity of his heart.

@ATLienForLife 4 года назад

I picked up that quick comment also. The rest of us are in awe of what he did. Doc was just being Doc. No big deal to him.

@dreameryoung38 4 года назад

There will never be another

@ATLienForLife 4 года назад

@@dreameryoung38 True that

@OlJackBurton 3 года назад

It was because in the end, the Sixers lost those Finals, and as great as the move was, it didn't help them win the series, so at the end of the day, it really was just another move. Doc understood that and that is probably what he remembers...

@tonygreen6545 4 года назад

"The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark." - Dave Chappelle

@LT1HILLINGHOE 4 года назад

Whos dave chappoler?

@LT1HILLINGHOE 4 года назад

Wait a minute...my phone didn't know him either.

@Chim510 4 года назад

Great quote

@OlJackBurton 3 года назад

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C Why, because by then Latinos and Asians will be the majority of the US? I will say that Soccer/football is more of a team sport than basketball. Basketball is still a great sport, but in reality, it's just less accessible at the moment, especially in the developing world...

@dcgrrl321 3 года назад

@MAN UTD Yeah, I doubt it. But, you're in the wrong place is really the point.

@leetraviusmckay2919 5 лет назад

You know it was an iconic when nba legends were speechless

@bigsouth010 4 года назад

Notorious1503 hating much? It’s recorded

@youngdon3123 2 года назад

@@bigsouth010 What did he say?

@PInk77W1 Год назад

“I was like a girl.” Dawkins LoL

@ThinkingCrypto 2 года назад

Dr. J and MJ are the only ones I've seen that can palm the ball so effortlessly while playing. Gave them both a huge advantage.

@TibCib3 Год назад

You can bet mj did it because of the doctor

@gordonwaugh2815 Год назад

I could be wrong, but it looks like his left hand didn’t touch the ball when he ended his dribble! That’s a seriously large hand.

@jordancurry4349 Год назад

@@gordonwaugh2815 you are exactly right and that fact is insane that he can catch the dribble with one hand in rhythm.

@tonywong8134 Год назад

LeBron or Kobe actually have small or at best average hands for guys their size. Dr.j and MJ had hands of someone 7'5"

@tonywong8134 Год назад

@@gordonwaugh2815 you're right...palmed the ball one handed. MJ did the same thing with a rebound.

@InvestBetter. 5 лет назад

The Doctor was a legend WHILE he was playing.

@mcclary44 5 лет назад

Facts.

@peterfrknpan6674 4 года назад

As opposed to when he’s not ?

@D.Antony 4 года назад

That is the God honest truth!

@acewilliams7917 4 года назад

True, he had a myth about himself.

@elliottwoodbry6827 3 года назад

This is a weirdly worded comment.

@leetraviusmckay2919 5 лет назад

One of the most iconic moves in the nba finals

@Lonewolfmike 4 года назад

In NBA history, period.

@batmanforpresident9655 3 года назад

ONE of the most iconic??!????

@CLewey44 2 года назад

One of? Lol, that's not only one-of in the Finals but for most, the best move in NBA history; and yes he did it in a crucial game like that Finals. Matter of fact, he has probably the best Finals highlight film of any player ever. Watch 77 Finals highlights and then the later ones against the Lakers. I know there has been more acrobatic moves since but Doc was the most monolithic player of all time. He was playing 20 years ahead of everyone. Nobody was even close to catapulting NBA play as much as him, not even Mike.

@lilbig2462 Месяц назад

It doesn't get any better than that.

@LARULES100 20 дней назад

Magic baby sky hook over 3 celtics in the finals is the greatest shot ever.

@marcuslopez9373 4 года назад

Probably the greatest move in NBA HISTORY!!!

@jamesrodney9542 2 года назад

Beacuse it was natural, not trying to show off, doing what was required in the moment, like Barry Sanders running!

@accountant3847 2 года назад

It's 2nd after sky hook for me🙌🏻🔥

@herecomesforego1787 Месяц назад

He’s got the two greatest moves that and rock the baby dunk🎉🎉

@kristinemunholland8980 9 месяцев назад

Doc is so humble.....what a legend.....

@fitness..moveyoullgetit5832 4 года назад

Man I love Magic Johnson telling a story. He's got to be one of the best storytellers out there.

@gl6996 4 года назад

Magic is the king of exaggeration and embellishment. I could listen to him all day!!! Lol

@mahnamejay5429 4 года назад

“ Wait a minute, he got to come down”

@Johnkoth 4 года назад

Its no exaggeration. Magic could do some things players since and before could not do. Nobody could bounce pass anywhere near as good as Magic and he could do it fron 50 ft away and perfectly be on target. If its a big deal to him its something ever special.

@arrownoir 3 года назад

Maybe if you enjoy hyperbolic embellishments.

@thecrow5639 3 года назад

And thats why we love magic

@miguellafortune 5 лет назад

DR J Deserves so much more recognition than what we give him

@mikejay328 5 лет назад

True

@youflatbro7498 4 года назад

Back in those days, he got the recognition. He was a playing legend. He was considered the best. Time moves on and people forget how good he was. He was certainly ahead of his time.

@lreyla 4 года назад

Yup esp youtube all Larry Bird hype

@chewy98ta28 4 года назад

@@lreyla Bird was the real deal, best player of the 80's. Just had a short prime. Could have come into the league 5 years earlier if he skipped college and lost a step when he had double heal surgery and played injured his last few years. Trainers lap. Research it. But yeah, Dr. J is way underappreciated. Kobe gets compared to Jordan which is a huge stretch. I'd take Dr. J over Kobe. Kobe hype much greater than Bird hype. When Bird broke down he was still All-Star level when he was on the floor, When Kobe broke down he pretty much sucked and made the team worse.

@lreyla 4 года назад

@@chewy98ta28 Pretty much agree. No doubt Bird was great. And had to switch Lakers to Clips after Shaq dismissed. But for some reason at least over a year kept getting LB and even Danny Ainge clips on youtube.

@raphaelweb9677 4 года назад

He didn't showboat, flex, give anyone the stank eye, he just sank it and transitioned. What a classy pro.

@DjTIMEJD Год назад

What if he did?

@terryjordan5972 3 года назад

Dr.J was the reason I started to watch basketball. He truly was poetry in motion. The grace and style he displayed has never been matched.

@shotgun517 2 года назад

My reason also!

@blackphillip564 5 лет назад

0:59 Kareem could have blocked it, but he was like *wtf is he trying to do?*

@adamnordmark7709 4 года назад

He was probably really confused. Obviously nobody expected him to do exactly that so he probably figured he was going to kick it back out at some point

@alanfoster6589 4 года назад

@@adamnordmark7709 Well sure. You're trapped behind the basket, in the air. You kick it out. You don't stay in the air, reach around back in front of the basket, and flip the ball in. That's not possible.

@jujuju948 4 года назад

Thank god he didnt

@aaronloife2242 4 года назад

I don't think so, I mean he kareem is good, but the hand was like behind the baseline

@generatorx 4 года назад

@@adamnordmark7709 He didn't really have a choice, four 76ers -including Erving were around the basket; all passing lanes blocked as well. On top of that being locked behind the backboard. Just awesome athleticism.

@Algorithm_work_your_magic 10 месяцев назад

Other legends describing it, "out of rhis world, amazing, miraculous" Dr J - "it was just another move" ❤

@johnwojciech5245 2 месяца назад

"Just another move" - I am from the Philly area, born in 1971. Once Julius retired, that was it for me and the NBA. All class, all the time.

@mikemadden4084 3 года назад

Went to UMass with Dr J. In an era where freshmen couldn't play on the varsity and dunking wasn't allowed. Remember watching Dr J in the warmups, when the refs weren't watching, Julius psyching the crowd up by doing incredible dunks behind the refs backs. Curry Hicks cage. He lived on the floor below me and was a humble guy even in those days. Only played 2 years on the varsity before the ABA made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Every game he played was an event! Stay healthy Julius.

@youflatbro7498 4 года назад

It never gets old. The single greatest basket ever. Look at the quality of the people he did that against.

@mediochreeuchre8391 Год назад

Yes. Same thing with the windmill dunk. What made that play for me was he did it over Michael Cooper.

@kevinp7300 4 года назад

It’s 2020, and I still consider this the greatest move ever! Absolutely insane move!

@gl6996 4 года назад

It is the single greatest move in basketball history.

@dizzy.m2 4 года назад

I prefer hakeems dreamshake over robinson to yhis

@kevinp7300 4 года назад

shush it’s all good. That’s not a bad choice either. 😊

@kevinp7300 4 года назад

G L agree 100% 👍🏼

@marshawnblack9953 3 года назад

And it was in the final, playing against the best.

@fabiancardenas6970 3 года назад

Julius Erving was a superstar like no other. A gentleman of the highest order on and off the court, never called attention to himself, never even a hint of controversy, he did his talking with his unique, almost super natural talent. He defined the term " role model ". I'm thankful that I was fortunate enough to have watched him play. There will never be another Dr. J.

@waliahmad3030 2 года назад

Dr. J made unforgettable house call's. Their is no Micheal without him.

@kevingumfory Год назад

4 months old zero comments. Crickets. The truth will set you free.

@waliahmad3030 Год назад

@@kevingumfory don't forget the five likes.

@Charles-nt5bt 4 месяца назад

You got that right

@digitalgr8ness 4 года назад

This play has never been duplicated! Doc was so ahead of his time, it's insane! One of the greatest of all time!! Dr. J's move was beyond technically great, it was poetry in motion. He literally picked the ball up with one hand, off the dribble, then took off; with part of his body out of bounds before spinning the ball in and landing. I have never seen another player be able to effectively pick the ball up one handed off the dribble and do the things Doc did. He was the best!

@brucescott4261 4 года назад

digitalgr8ness ...I concur, totally!

@jerodtabb8092 4 года назад

@@brucescott4261 who have u seen do this move in game time exactly like doc did it 🤔

@brucescott4261 4 года назад

@@jerodtabb8092 ...No one!

@jerodtabb8092 4 года назад

@@brucescott4261 exactly 💯 doc was behind the backboard

@hughjass8383 4 года назад

Durant executed that baseline scoop more masterfully though

@ben9403 4 года назад

Love how everyone is in awe of this move and Dr J says at the end "just another move" 😂😂😂

@evanvarns4785 Год назад

"Just another move"...Dr. J, humbly bringing Rucker Park to the NBA Finals. He was and is one of a kind.

@leerobinson9734 Год назад

I saw it live on TV when it happened back in 1980. Knowing he didn't dunk the ball for 2 points, puts an extra notch on his Greatest Of All Time belt, cuz wow factor is still 1,000% to this very day!

@floridagator1765 4 года назад

I remember it like it was yesterday. I am a Lakers fan and had to give it to the Doctor! He operated on the Lakers that day. I'm old. 😭

@stephendverner 4 года назад

That move by Dr. J is like John Coltrane improving jazz...like notes floating in the air and then coming together to rest in the basket.

@Nhamp2000 4 года назад

I was 12 years old at the time of this. The NBA Finals weren't shown live, we didn't have cable, but that highlight was all over the place. All of my friends and I were talking about it. It was Matrix before the Matrix. And, of course, kids being kids, we all tried that move. We all kept hitting the underside of the backboard and slamming ourselves in the head. You never saw so many kids self-concussed. Kids are f-----g stupid. Dr. J., you were da man.

@squirrelsgarden 3 года назад

Watching Dr. J you can see a lot where MJ got his inspiration from and why Jordan said he was one of his favorite players growing up. Dr. J was just as smooth and graceful on the court as Jordan was. I wish I would have been born early enough to have seen him play live.

@natalieburris2871 Год назад

The Greatest Of All Time. And such humility & class.

@MC-yh9bw 3 года назад

Such as great move. If the footage didn't exist you couldn't describe it or believe it happened.

@kevinhertzog653 2 года назад

you know a sports moment is really,REALLY amazing when its still remembered over 40 years later

@cb8663 4 года назад

No one was ever more graceful

@Rodzilla97 3 года назад

only Michael Jordan

@Nanoci62 4 года назад

STILL THE GREATEST AND UNDERRATED ... His grace couldn’t and can’t be comparable with anyone else’s ...

@sazonsongs 3 года назад

It’s his response of “just another move” to the most spectacular, in the paint basketball move ever that makes Dr J the greatest basketball player ever in my estimation.

@actioninmyphannypack 2 года назад

I love the way he described it. “He just started walkin in the air”

@darrellbentley6808 3 месяца назад

This is the man that Jordan & so many of us fans adored!! Truly the Goat.

@andrethompson2034 2 года назад

Even if someone can do that move now it will never look that good. There's only Dr J, a true legend.

@TheODLawson23 5 лет назад

RIP Darryl Dawkins.

@LaserRanger15 3 года назад

I went to the same high school (Maynard Evans HS) as him, but missed him by a year. Once though, my jr high team warmed up at one end of the court while he was goofing around on the other end. He was just tall then...it was before the 76ers put 50 or 60 lbs in him.

@pompotusoflove9126 3 года назад

Chocolate Thunder is back on Planet Lovetron

@sammalone7352 3 года назад

He was my neighbor when he got drafted. He was the nicest guy you would ever want to meet.

@shruggzdastr8-facedclown 2 года назад

It's a shame that the sports world (and basketball fandom outside of Philly) has kinda forgotten Dr. J and his impact on the game of basketball and its evolution as a sport. What Magic, Bird and Jordan were to the '80s and '90s game and Kobe and LeBron were to the 2000s and 20-teens game, Julius Erving was that to the '70s game. He's the link that connects the classic era to the modern era of the game, and his contribution needs to be acknowledged more than it is.

@lapson19 6 месяцев назад

agree totally, but its because so so many of his fans and people that saw him play are no longer with us.

@shruggzdastr8-facedclown 6 месяцев назад

@@lapson19: I was born in 1971, and I remember the tail-end of his career as he was plateauing while Bird and Magic were entering the league

@lapson19 6 месяцев назад

i was born in 1967. watched EVERY game he played in as a sixer. born and raised in philly. it was a privilege watching him play. just was commenting on how so many people older than us all across the country were huge fans of his and they are no longer here. yes, a lot of us are still here.

@tomocallaghan1809 4 года назад

Love how at the end Julius says, Just another move...

@Troikaone 3 года назад

I remember watching that live as a kid in my living room.......I remember thinking that was the greatest move I have ever seen

@bccolli4191 4 года назад

I was fortunate enough to be at the Spectrum that game...simply unbelievable and absolutely no one else has duplicated or is duplicating that move yesterday or today.

@knaziringram4589 3 года назад

If you watch the move frame by frame you would have to agree this is the greatest basket. The moment the Doc got the ball he had already decided he was going to the basket. Landsbery knew he was coming and was already in position to defend him as Jabbar collapsed on him as well. At that moment the Doc has the ball fully palmed around his ankles. The rest is pure amazing!

@sazonsongs 3 года назад

One more comment: for those of us of a certain age, we also remember Darryl Dawkins. He was an absolute monster. He was tearing down rims before Shaq. So, when your move can make “him” squeal, then you’ve done something amazing.

@kevingumfory Год назад

DD was a fckn BEAST ! was nice to see this.

@thewatchmen4920 10 месяцев назад

Chocolate Thunder

@raymaster972 3 года назад

Starting on one side of the basket and ending up on the other, what a beautiful play. He actually jumped so high that he nearly hit his head on the back board lol

@2wheelsr2wheels39 4 года назад

"Just another move." What a quote. That should be the Doc's motto!

@gl6996 3 года назад

Seeing this move as a 7 yr old blew what little mind I had!!!

@gregorygilbert8511 3 года назад

I have always said that this is the greatest move in NBA history

@sbgibbons99 3 года назад

Remember watching this game on tv and heading to the court when it was over. Every kid in the neighborhood was trying to duplicate it, lol. That's when you knew a move was great. Great player. Great memories. Great times.

@OGK_Show 3 года назад

I saw that game and that move on TV the day it happened. Yeah, I about fell out of my chair. It was amazing.

@scottpoolsmith9573 4 года назад

Not only were Dr. J’s moves unbelievable but the “Style” with which he did it has never been matched!

@scottdavidson9963 4 года назад

Yup. Doc made the impossible look easy. Fluidity graceful elegant with a touch of flamboyance without ego.

@kelvinmorris1991 5 лет назад

Rip Chocolate Thunder Darryl Dawkins

@dynjarren8355 2 года назад

When he did the scoop underneath it looked impossible but he made the shot. One of the greatest shots ever! The underhanded scoop!

@LegionOfEclaires 5 лет назад

Now lets talk about that "rock the baby" dunk... Wooo that was something!

@DeeTruth415 5 лет назад

That was INSANE!

@YouPube_X 5 лет назад

Slickest dunk ever

@carlquinn2012 5 лет назад

It's still my all time favourite dunk

@alanfoster6589 4 года назад

@@carlquinn2012 In memoriam Chick Hearn.

@UrbanSipfly 4 года назад

Don't even get me started on that!

@Villarruel117 5 лет назад

Unreal how far this sport came. From innovating to common. Respect the doc

@ArmandoXIII 5 лет назад

Common? This is not common at all, the way Dr J did it is far beyond anyone's mix of grace and athleticism in NBA today.

@faisalsalam4161 5 лет назад

@@ArmandoXIII well only few people obviously can do it because they don't have as big hands as he did. Kawhi comes to mind because his style of play is closer to Dr J.

@dickbuttkiss4616 5 лет назад

It's not common that still a tough ass move lol

@jonchadiha1835 5 лет назад

Dick Buttkiss He says the word “sport” in it so he means how far the sport has came

@brucescott4261 4 года назад

@@faisalsalam4161 ...FINALLY!!! Someone else has given the true description of Kawhi Anthony Leonard on the court. The latter reminds me so much of Julius Winfield Erving II. Thanks-a-milion!!!

@hookipaboy3412 2 года назад

Dr.J is my favorite basketball player of all time and that play was the greatest NBA move of all time🏀Aloha from Hawaii🤙🏽

@rocknrollgigolo7185 4 года назад

Yeah doc, for you just another move. Legendary. And yet nobody else has ever done it. Not even MJ.

@jamesnash6101 Год назад

This is one of the greatest moments in sports history.

@DGF2 5 лет назад

When he pulled off that move, you gotta understand who and what he was at that moment. He WAS the NBA. He was the face and the breathe of a league. He was already amazing....and then he takes it to a whole nother level in the finals. Only a few could tell you who won that game. It almost didn't matter. As long as Dr J did something you'd never seen before, you were happy (tape delay and all)

@LT1HILLINGHOE 4 года назад

Not really

@younglove3362 4 года назад

There were players as popular, if not more, there as well.

@DGF2 4 года назад

@@younglove3362 No there wasn't. Kareem was by far best player in the 70's and he wasn't the face of the league. George Gervin was definitely a popular player, but he was in SA so very regional. Magic n Larry just got there. The NBA was Dr. J in the late 70's and this was the 1980 Finals .

@russelturner5771 4 года назад

@@LT1HILLINGHOE He pretty much was the face of the NBA at that time.

@LT1HILLINGHOE 4 года назад

@@russelturner5771 Not really

@jasonjackson5696 3 года назад

Gone is the era of basketball art & humility. This was a pure pleasure to watch.

@rexcraigo 8 месяцев назад

He will always be my favorite basketball player ever. It pained me SO much when they got beat by Boston, LA, etc. but when they finally won it was the best thing ever. No one deserved an NBA title more than Dr. J.

@stevehowell601 4 года назад

Still the best move ever in pro basketball.

@WobblinGoblin1 3 года назад

Agreed. In terms of artistry, pure athleticism, and jaw-dropping eyegasm, it reigns supreme.

@chevisfleming6577 3 года назад

Yessar! Absolutely sick move!!!!

@ericlind6581 3 года назад

@@WobblinGoblin1 And don’t forget the stage...the NBA finals!

@NORTHSTAR1111111 Год назад

I have said this before,and I will say this this again ! This is without a doubt the greatest move of all time in NBA history ! Furthermore, perform by the most exciting basketball player of all time ! Julius The (Doctor )Winfield Erving !

@Drippa93 Год назад

Nah it would be from mike

@Chris_Eatz 5 лет назад

Watching it in slow motion is even more amazing

@athenacinca8657 5 лет назад

If DR. J had Nikes on those days he would been up the roof.

@youflatbro7498 4 года назад

The shoes back then were boat anchors.

@LT1HILLINGHOE 4 года назад

@@youflatbro7498 not really

@younglove3362 4 года назад

David Thompson was the real leaper. They called him Skywalker for a reason.

@dom4591 3 года назад

@@youflatbro7498 Converse and Reeboks aren't heavy

@marshawnblack9953 3 года назад

@@dom4591 leather converse which was his named shoe had much weight

@PaddleAsia 4 года назад

I was lucky enough to see Dr. J many, many times back in the early 1970s when he played for the Virginia Squires in the old ABA. I remember him being a really friendly guy off the court.

@out42c 4 года назад

Julius: "just another move" Nope, greatest move ever!

@jimvick8397 3 года назад

Jordan's layup vs the Nets... come on...

@out42c 3 года назад

@@jimvick8397 Nope

@mikedecarlo9057 2 года назад

If Magic says it's the best move ever... I'm inclined to believe him....

@klippe19 3 года назад

THE GREATEST basket-scoring move in the history of the NBA. Nobody operated like the Dr.

@noeltaylor3594 4 года назад

Years ago, the old magazine "Inside Sports" posted a frame by frame overhead shot of the move. The ball was in Doc's hand way out of bounds. Kareem or Landsberger hand no chance of blocking it. I saw it live and it's still awesome 40 years later.

@NewYorkCityBoxing 4 года назад

Dr J!!!! The greatest of all time!!!

@LT1HILLINGHOE 4 года назад

If you remove lots of other players.

@lloydkline1518 3 года назад

❤dr.j too, drove NBA basketball fans to the NBA arena like a bus driver

@alfredglasco9043 2 года назад

The real goat

@JasonHeilmanMusicalRemedies 4 года назад

The fact that he used only one hand... that’s just insane

@jameshurtado5389 3 года назад

Only other player I know of to be able to do that was MJ

@rickrobitaille8809 4 года назад

Saw this in the moment and it has to be the single most majestic and iconic play all time...players on the court as legend has it... Dr.J. changed directions while in the air...the basket ball was a grape fruit in Dr.Js hands...

@lishtins 5 лет назад

When I first saw him do that I literally said “what the hell was that?!”

@Ramoa111 4 года назад

I wasn't even alive when he pulled this one off but I remember having my mind blown the 1st time I saw it by just watching it on video!! This one and his famous rock the baby dunk that demolished the arena are my all time favs

@davidbrandel1311 3 года назад

Imagine seeing it in real time.

@MrFraiche 4 года назад

What made the move special was that you can tell it was improvised. He tried to go for a dunk, got cut off, had to shoot it, but was behind the basket and then magic happened. Never practiced it, just pure genius during game time.

@wildstyle203 3 года назад

💯💯💯

@philgarcia4878 5 лет назад

Lol magic losing his mind😆😆

@teresaslone771 4 года назад

Best move by best player that ever laced them up! Dr.J then everyone else.Sixers forever!!!

@sbl5749 8 месяцев назад

I remember seeing this game as a kid and my jaw dropped to the floor. And Dr. J says "Just another move"...Wow...

@jmbauzo6180 4 года назад

In that moment Dr. J really walked in the air. Epic moment in the history of basketball.

@Defender78 3 года назад

0:43 dont forget that Dr' J's legendary move was started by an pass by Bobby Clyde Jones -just a 4-time all-star, a ten-or-so-time All-Defensive Team member, averaged 14 PPG & 7 RPG in his prime years with Philly, and got a ring in 1983!

@abuomar9676 2 года назад

Name one Clyde in the NBA that wasn't a bad man lol

@dvvalant 3 года назад

What a humble superstar. Love Dr. J!

@conradford7493 3 месяца назад

It is still. the greatest movie I ever seen. At 68, I've seen a lot of moves.❤

@timballard7557 3 года назад

Probally the most phenomenal move ever performed, what made it so incredible, is he decided at the last minute to go that route, and he actually made that shot.....in a game..... just amazing 🏀

@deftoneslive123 4 года назад

I love how hyped magic gets for other nba greats

@carlosiswhoiis9971 11 месяцев назад

I was a Lakers fan back then, I couldn't believe that shot. It was then & still is the best shot I've ever seen.

@i8rmnky 3 года назад

I'm still amazed at how he grabbed the ball from the top with one hand while dribbling, moved the ball around in mid-air like he was holding a tennis ball, and finished with a reverse finger roll on the other side of the basket. The way he could palm the basketball and react to defenders while in mid-air is legendary.

@kevinmichaelkelly1993 5 лет назад

Just another move. Love it.

@questo27 3 года назад

Jazz musician Grover Washington Jr. wrote a song about that move called "Let it flow for Dr. J."

@robertl9150 4 года назад

Pure class. Grew up in Philadelphia watching this great human being just....Dr. J. Still have a poster of him. Dr.J, Bobby Clarke, Mike Schmidt and Brian Dawkins my favs from each team. But so many more from all.

@bellmane45 5 лет назад

He was the MJ prototype...

@younglove3362 4 года назад

Jordan is the prototype of David Thompson

@bellmane45 4 года назад

@Inigo Bantok How is MJ the prototype to Dr.J? Dr. J was first, that's how prototypes work.

@bellmane45 4 года назад

@Inigo Bantok What you typed is incorrect, unless you're saying Dr. J is better than Jordan?

@russelturner5771 4 года назад

@@bellmane45 Thank you

@harojack 4 года назад

Hey the Dr. was MJ's idol and it showed....Oh, and so was David Thompson "Skywalker" too

@dttruman 2 года назад

One of the greatest moves of all time. His one handed slam over Michael Cooper is just as impressive!

@lavaughnfla518 2 года назад

You won't see a move like that ever again. I saw it, The hangtime was unbelievable

@c.san.8751 Год назад

I saw this as a kid on the TV. I froze. I knew I just saw greatness. So humble - he says it was just another move. Dr. J and Larry were the only two that did things that seemed to duplicate yet they did it on a regular basis.

@robertchflynn 4 года назад

I was there as a kid sitting on the side (up about 30 rows I guess) to where it happened. The video while cool just doesn't do justice to what it actually looked like then. It defied gravity and common sense. Of course I was only a kid looking through young kid's eyes but my father completely freaked out too...

@ray.shoesmith 4 года назад

I felt the same watching MJ getting airborne from the FT line and looking like his head was higher than the rim in mid flight

@iess2006 4 года назад

I saw it live on tv myself....truly iconic moment!!!

@kac0404 3 года назад

THE BEST MOVE IN NBA HISTORY...PERIOD!!!!!

@garynewkirk6875 7 месяцев назад

I remember watching this and just being stunned. The next day at school everyone was talking about it. I can't remember another shot that stood out from everything else like that.