"The Doctor" - Dr. J Documentary 720p NBA TV

Celebrating 30 years since Julius “Dr. J” Erving led the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA championship, NBA TV presents the new documentary, “The Doctor.”Celebrating 30 years since Julius “Dr. J” Erving led the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA championship, NBA TV Originals presents the new documentary, The Doctor (Monday, June 10, 9pm ET) looking back at the life and career of one of the game’s greatest players. Through rare footage and original interviews, The Doctor shows how Erving reinvented basketball while playing in the American Basketball Association and how he later brought his above-the-rim artistry to the NBA.




Quotes from a few NBA greats interviewed in The Doctor:

Hall of Famer Magic Johnson


“Back in high school and junior high, Dr. J was the man, he was the guy we all tried to emulate. We all first started with the big ‘fro and then we wanted to try to soar through the air like the Doctor.”

Three-Time NBA MVP LeBron James


“If you ever hear Michael Jordan talk, he always says he looked up to and aspired to be like Dr. J. So if there was no Dr. J, then Mike would have never had someone to look up to, and if there was no Mike, then there’s no guys like myself who looked up to Mike.”




Hall of Famer and President of the Miami Heat Pat Riley


“Unless you played against him or unless you watched him in his prime, you didn’t realize how great he was.”




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