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rexchapman.bsky.social • 49 days ago

The Doctor.

Reposted from NBA Cobwebs

January 5, 1983.

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slangeug.bsky.social•49 days ago

My first favorite player.

admkj.bsky.social•49 days ago

Same!

ripleygin.bsky.social•49 days ago

Childhood hero, right there.

tw3lls.bsky.social•49 days ago

Best in game dunk ever

themattbass.bsky.social•49 days ago

One of many answers to those wondering what Barkley is railing about with todays 3pt happy nba

edlfish.bsky.social•49 days ago

He was sooooo good!

drew-wartenburg.bsky.social•49 days ago

So good.

joylessdivision.bsky.social•49 days ago

Rocked the baby

wormactual.bsky.social•49 days ago

That was the coolest god damn thing.

too-big.bsky.social•49 days ago

Rock the baby to sleep!

andonoff.bsky.social•49 days ago

The legend grew when I was in high school because ABA & NBA games weren't on TV in Canada in the 70's

kmerrittbottom.bsky.social•49 days ago

I feel bad for those that missed Dr. J.

tviewcoachgckh.bsky.social•49 days ago

2nd favorite Dr. J play

1st is the levitating behind the backboard reverse layup. Still Mesmerizing.

phlegethon956.bsky.social•49 days ago

Greatest dunk eva.

happilyever123.bsky.social•49 days ago

Thanks for this post! He rarely gets mentioned when talking about the greats and he should always be in those conversations.

loverofdawgs.bsky.social•49 days ago

My all time favorite

the-old-dog.bsky.social•49 days ago

And no traveling back then 😉

kkellynky.bsky.social•49 days ago

Chick Hearn.

stephencee.bsky.social•49 days ago

Man the hours I spent listening to Chick Hearn calling the Lakers games...

neilforreal.bsky.social•49 days ago

Now that's a !@#*ing HOUSE CALL.

davecdnb.bsky.social•49 days ago

Iconic!

bonescrosby.bsky.social•49 days ago

Me to folks under 30:

You just don’t understand how big of a deal Dr. J was

jrstout55.bsky.social•49 days ago

I got to meet him at Memorial Colesium before a Colonels game that my father was refereeing. I remember how big his hands were when he shook my hand. That was a big thing for a ten year old.

jrstout55.bsky.social•49 days ago

One of my favorite dunks

beingsass.bsky.social•49 days ago

Sky hook!

leshailyes.bsky.social•49 days ago

He was the goat. No one played like him until years later

iamntx.bsky.social•49 days ago

Probably the most iconic in- game dunk ever

danboingino.bsky.social•49 days ago

cactuskidd.bsky.social•49 days ago

🤌🏼

gillis15.bsky.social•49 days ago

Just absolutely filthy 🔥

lefthandlarry.bsky.social•49 days ago

Chills..

cspencef.bsky.social•49 days ago

Epic.

mondayfavors.bsky.social•49 days ago

Rock the baby to sleep!!

nanabing.bsky.social•49 days ago

100% changed the game.

dcoatesecon.bsky.social•49 days ago

And he didn't travel to do it!

rollawayjim.bsky.social•49 days ago

So thankful to have someone that brought us easily into fandom.

jo468.bsky.social•49 days ago

One may be cool. But you’ll never be Dr. J cool.

ernie0326.bsky.social•49 days ago

Michael Cooper made a business decision when he decided to duck under that majestic dunk on his head 😁😁

bigleethe4.bsky.social•49 days ago

Coop was an all-time defender but I laugh how he went up to challenge Dr. J but immediately realized he was in no position to block Doc and just slid out of frame to avoid a foul.

2dlw.bsky.social•49 days ago

Can imagine Zink intoning “Julius Ehhhhhhhhrrrrrving”

glennwith2ns.bsky.social•49 days ago

A great talent making great moves against a great team.

Also, it was nice to hear Chick make the call.

jitterzz.bsky.social•49 days ago

My all-time fave, all the way back to the Virginia Squires. 🥰

sgushue.bsky.social•49 days ago

Night Night before Night Night

knapplc.bsky.social•49 days ago

I'm 6'2" and could just wrap my fingers around the rim back in the day. Just one time I would have liked to dunk like this.

rockphish.bsky.social•49 days ago

This was ridiculous.

bonescrosby.bsky.social•49 days ago

Magic Johnson said something to the effect “it was so awesome, I was like “Do it again!” “

kalmantibs.bsky.social•49 days ago

Poor Coop, my favorite player of all time… made a heroic effort to thwart the house call, to no avail. 💯🏀🏆

harleigh88.bsky.social•49 days ago

The first time I learned about basketball was via the Spalding ads in comics, featuring Dr j and rick barry

scottthomsen.bsky.social•49 days ago

Rock the baby!

marcisenberg.bsky.social•49 days ago

Doc deserves a 10-part doc—and so do we!

jldesignsphilly.bsky.social•49 days ago

Billy C walking in gratitude 👍

rickyer.bsky.social•49 days ago

Wow!

mekka.mekka-tech.com•49 days ago

When you notice that Michael Cooper had to duck his head to avoid hitting the backboard... 😬

I still maintain that Coop was in the right place to block a normal dunk! This was just... not a normal dunk. Dr J got up too fast. Too high. Cradle.

rirugrat.bsky.social•49 days ago

The Doctor….Julius HHHHErving

lafawnda1.bsky.social•49 days ago

I got to see him make that dunk a couple of times. The awe was compounded by Zinkoff’s Errrrvinnnngggg.

poetpaul.bsky.social•49 days ago

Not even on a clear break away! Rocked it on a man.

vpaige.bsky.social•49 days ago

Watched him play when he was with the Virginia Squires.

go-beavs.bsky.social•49 days ago

He was the best!

bluevoter4all.bsky.social•49 days ago

Rockin the Cradle!

wormactual.bsky.social•49 days ago

Why did these men look absolutely gigantic?

I’m not an NBA fan. I stopped watching as a kid, during Shaq’s early career.

But the players just look HUGH in these old clips, much bigger than they do now, for some reason.

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