1. Julius Erving 1950-present day

2. Julius Erving was born on February 22,1950. Julius was born in Roosevelt, New York. Birth Date and Place of Birth

3. Career Julius Erving played from 1971 – 1987. Julius scored 30,000 points during his career. Dr.J was an M.V.P in the A.B.A. and N.B.A. He played on the Nets, the Virginia Squires, and the Sixers.

4. Accomplishments Dr. J invented the slam dunk. Dr. J made it into the Olympic games. Julius won a basketball match against Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

5. Challenges One of the challenges Julius took was training to be a professional basketball player. Another challenge Julius took was playing the Lakers in the N.B.A championships. Julius had a hard time living in a poor family and sold fruits as a child to make money.

6. Dr. J invented the Slam dunk. Julius Erving was an M.V.P in the N.B.A and the A.B.A.