{"id":87226,"date":"2026-02-14T21:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T00:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/former-sixer-julius-erving-will-always-remember-the-debt-he-owed-to-philly\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T21:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T00:08:23","slug":"former-sixer-julius-erving-will-always-remember-the-debt-he-owed-to-philly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/former-sixer-julius-erving-will-always-remember-the-debt-he-owed-to-philly\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Sixer Julius Erving will always remember the debt he owed to Philly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Throughout basketball history, few players have been as transformative a talent and cultural figure as NBA Hall of Famer Julius Erving. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Footage of the former Philadelphia 76er\u2019s thunderous dunks, stylish finger rolls, and suave demeanor off the court still draw applause from basketball fans, decades after his 1987 retirement. The iconic forward is still championed by  Sixers fans for bringing the city an NBA title in 1983. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">It was in Philly where Erving embraced one of the world\u2019s most impassioned fan bases and learned of the phrase, \u201cYou owe us one,\u201d after falling short in the NBA finals three times between 1977\u20141982. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cI was like, \u2018What the hell does that mean?\u2019\u201d he said to The Inquirer. \u201cI was getting pissed. I was not happy with the situation.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">The fans were reminding <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"\">Erving<\/a> that he owed the city a championship. It was only after he and fellow Hall of Famer Moses Malone swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1983 finals that he paid his debt to the City of Brotherly Love. Fans shouted out the words that have stuck with him all these years on: \u201cPaid in full.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Erving, affectionately and fittingly known as \u201cDr. J,\u201d surgically dissected opposing defenses. He and fellow NBA star David Thompson went on to inspire talents like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">But veteran sports fans know Erving\u2019s legacy was cemented years before he took his first steps on the floors of South Philly\u2019s Spectrum. One of his early visits to Philadelphia was in April 1971, when he signed to the American Basketball Association to play for the Virginia Squires. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Erving went on to win two ABA championships and three MVP awards in five seasons. He joined ABA greats Rick Barry, Artis Gilmore, Connie Hawkins, and Spencer Haywood as the faces of a league that would soon merge with the NBA in 1976.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">The merger brought a new brand of fast-paced, high-flying action to the NBA, and elements like the three-point line, dunk contest, underclassmen signees, and other additions that continue  today. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">The legacy of those ABA greats and visionaries are the subject of the new sports docuseries, <a class=\"relative z-1 text-blue-mid hover:shadow-lightmode\" data-link-type=\"article-body\" href=\"https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/detail\/Soul-Power-The-Legend-of-the-American-Basketball-Association\/0QUNBAENE89WA9WVTGRMMVH7FG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.primevideo.com\/detail\/Soul-Power-The-Legend-of-the-American-Basketball-Association\/0QUNBAENE89WA9WVTGRMMVH7FG\"><i>Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association<\/i><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cIt just sets the stage for the memories that I have, the friendships that were developed, and the history that was established with the ABA,\u201d Erving said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">The four-part series, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday to commemorate 50 years of the ABA-NBA merger, chronicles the ABA\u2019s formation, triumphs, and challenges during the late 1960s and \u201970s. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Emmy-winning director Kenan K. Holley said he wanted the series to be a \u201cplayer-driven\u201d story that addressed the league\u2019s on-court innovations and debunked the idea that the ABA was an inferior semipro league. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cAmazon executives saw the vision. They saw the ABA story was worth telling, and told us to lean into the characters,\u201d he said. \u201cThat gave my team the North Star creatively. We knew we had the goods because of all the guys in the league, from Rick Barry to George \u2018the Iceman\u2019 Gervin, Dr. J, and others. That was the key.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">The series highlights the hotly-contested rivalry between ABA and NBA players, the personal, financial, and legal battles ABA stars faced, and the early advancements in women\u2019s team ownership.<b> <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">There are even brief flashes of downtown Philadelphia and City Hall, depicting the moments leading up to Erving\u2019s ABA signing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\"><i>Soul Power<\/i> shows how players like Erving were trying to save a league that made such an imprint on sports, but it was faltering due to disinvestment. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cIt wasn\u2019t a fun position to be put in, especially if you know you\u2019re trying to fight for rights of players who gave a commitment to the league and made the sacrifices to keep it afloat for the years that it was around,\u201d Erving said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Holley also wanted <i>Soul Power<\/i> to right the wrongs of past depictions of the ABA. To do that, he needed to earn the trust of figures like George Karl, Barry, Ralph Simpson, and Erving. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cThey have a chip on their shoulder because the way the league\u2019s been handled in the past with certain documentaries,\u201d Holley said. \u201cThere was a serious trust-building period where we had to let them know look, \u2018If I tell your story, it will be a player-driven story.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">Erving was approached about the project five years ago. The first year was largely information gathering, Erving said, but Holley soon stepped in to tie all the narrative threads together. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">To be among the leading voices in the series, which earned him an executive production credit, Erving said, was a \u201cgift.\u201d And at the core of the project, he\u2019s proud to see the series reflective of the brotherhood shared between him and the other pioneers who contributed to the series and ABA history. <\/p>\n<p class=\"inq-p text-primary\">\u201cIt was a one for all, all for one approach we shared,\u201d he said. \u201cThere was no hating. 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