George Gervin played Dr. J one on one and he explains what happened .

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[@theuniversegalaxynba]

Michael Jordan fans are the worst sports fans in the history of mankind then.

[@dewaynefranklin4132]

where was mj mentioned

[@theuniversegalaxynba]

@@dewaynefranklin4132 Why don't you ask this to Michael Jordan fans who always bring him up?

[@coryhollywood6021]

Doc operated. How could you not get that?

[@jamaalhorton2343]

Everything they say is cool!!

[@larrellwhite5940]

I'm tellin ya'!!

[@ScotchIrishTarheel]

Ice is so cool that I had to slip on a sweater halfway through this interview.

[@jamaalhorton2343]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

[@davidpouncy8471]

Lol you giving me Langston hughes vibes

[@coreyjenkins3056]

Word!!!🤜🏿🤛🏿😎🌬️❄️❄️

[@rtee48]

@@jamaalhorton2343 That comment was as cool as him.

[@hisgrace956]

So what happened? Ice man: Doc operated 😂🤷🏽‍♂️

[@seantruscott4656]

Ice man had a great outside shot and the finger roll.

[@johnkomosa9508]

The Iceman, and Dr.J are 2 of my favorite players, the coool just oozes from these guys, always has , always will. 1st Class!.. Thank you Doc, and Ice , I was there,, wew, these guys could play, and I did pay. Thanks

[@lonsolo5607]

Ice-Man cool video

[@coreyjenkins3056]

Ice Man!!!🤜🏿🤛🏿

[@dennisellis5986]

BETWEEN DOCTOR J AND MICHAEL JORDAN. I CHOOSE THE DOCTOR OVER MICHAEL JORDAN. I'M STARTED TO THINK MICHAEL JORDAN THOUGHT HE WAS BIGGER THAN THE NBA. ANYTIME ONE PERSON THINKS HE IS BIGGER THAN THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF. THAT'S A HUGE PROBLEM..I WON'T BE SURPRISE TO LEARN HOW SOME OF THESE YOUNG RAPPERS BELIEVE THEY ARE BIGGER THAN RAP MUSIC. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HUGE EGOS. HUGE EGOS AND SO MUCH CONFIDENCE. BUT BACK TO THE VIDEO. ENJOYABLE VIDEO.

[@sambeezy007]

I'm with you. I got Dr. J over Jordan. Mostly only Jordan fans look at me crazy. They're clowns. Jordan was good but overrated.

[@marcelsmith5772]

@@sambeezy007 I love The Doctor, Michael said the Doctor was one of his favorite players But MJ overated LOL ridiculous!!!

[@Jarro21]

How did Jordan think he's bigger than the NBA? That's a ridiculous statement. Jordan always pay homage to Doc, Thompson and those guys that came before him and has never taken the bait to compare himself or say he's better than those guys. Not even sure what that statement even means if you know basketball.

[@marcelsmith5772]

@@Jarro21 Man, he just said a dumb azz statement!!

[@user-vu7us9sw9i]

@@Jarro21 I agree. He has always respected the greats. Even Isaiah. He's like a kid sometimes when he's around Bird and Magic. And im not a fan of the person, but as far as basketball, he is the GOAT.

[@johnhood5274]

No you are not telling him right. You might not have known who the Doctor was, but most black peoples who follow basketball 🏀 knew who the doctor was. Even before he played professional basketball in the A.B.A

[@andreaspapadakis2602]

gervin scoring titles without the three 27.2/29.6/33.1/32.3...KD scoring titles 30.1/27.7/28/32 with 2 threes made on avg. and 1.5 free throw more than gervin..that gives him a 3.5 points average advantage in his scoring seasons...thats how great of a scorer Gervin was compared to KD and todays Besteverism media propaganda..

[@kenarthur6253]

The Iceman is a cool Legend. 🏀🏀

[@johnbondola3246]

Earl "Yogi" Strom tells the story, of his 1st time working a game (in the ABA during his tenure there), with Dr. J playing in it. After the game he was quoted in a newspaper, "I just saw the greatest basketball player in the world." The ABA League Office fined him $50 for breaking the rule about a ref making public comments about players, a "no-no." He sent a check to the league for $100 with a note: "Here's $50 for the 1st time I said it, & $50 for the next time."

[@antonio00075]

Amazing story

[@IJones-yz6qm]

EPIC and totally believable... The DOC was truly an amazing 🏀 player. The things he was doing on the basketball court at that time in the early 70’s was uncharted...

[@coreyjenkins3056]

@@IJones-yz6qm Doc would Palm the ball and swing it around like it was nothing!!! Heck of a grip!!!🤜🏿🤛🏿

[@richhahn2443]

The Virginia Squires had 3 Hall of Famers - Charlie Scott, Dr. J, and the Iceman George Gervin.

[@mongoslade277]

Charlie Scott is in the hall of fame?? I just remember him shooting bricks and fouling out all the time

[@Topjake1492]

The one thing The Iceman could do was....."Finga Roll"

[@moneyfindersllc6236]

The "WILT" Finga Roll??? 😉 👍 🤣🤣

[@jamesspalten5977]

He could do a lot more than just the finger roll...

[@charltonblalock2510]

@@jamesspalten5977 That was IceMan's "catch phase". It was a great time to watch basketball!!

[@lorenzotalmidiymofyahusha8981]

Doc will always be the greatest basketball player to me.the things he did no other player has done.

[@sambeezy007]

I agree. He's my #1 too

[@russelturner5771]

True that!

[@carlitosortiz2870]

David Thompson could have performed the same dunks Doctor J did but David Thompson didn't have that level of playground in his game. David Thompson had a pure classic basket style.

[@russelturner5771]

@@carlitosortiz2870 Love the "Skywalker" but not on board with your assessment. Both had their own style but "Doc" hang time ⏲ & creativity were ahead of its day.

[@kingstonban]

💯💯💯

[@michaelgahagan2669]

I went through Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base. One day as I was leaving the gymnasium, a bus pulled up and a group of incredibly tall men got off. It was the San Antonio Spurs basketball team.

[@missayawk]

Lackland the gateway to the USAF the best of the armed forces....3708 BMTS Sept/ Oct 1981.Salute!

[@wendell6468]

i was stationed in SA 87-91 at Lackland. went the old Hemisphere arena to watch the Spurs. was there when the Admiral arrived...great times!!! 👏🔥💥

[@missayawk]

@@wendell6468 You got stationed there right after basic? I went to Keesler AFB, MS, then Sheppard, then Scott, then Chanute and finished at Dover.

[@wendell6468]

@@missayawk yep. Lowry for tech school n back to Lackland. then Kunsan.

[@missayawk]

@@wendell6468 Damn that sucks.Nobody wanted to go back to Lackland 😂

[@alexrichrevue5731]

Here’s a pre-merger true story to elaborate on what Ice said about “ABA guys playing against NBA guys in the summers “of the early to mid 70s: *In August 1975, Madison Square Garden at the “Each One, Teach One” Charity Tournament- Dr.J tore the roof off the building! *A majority of top NBA stars played, including Walt Frazier, Archie Clark, Randy Smith, Jim Chones, Cazzie Russell, Billy Cunningham, Nate “Tiny” Archibald, Bob Lanier, etc. The layup line at one end of the court, pregame was legendary in itself. Kansas City Royals foward Larry McNiell started bouncing the ball off the floor and catching it high above the rim and slamming it down - with the crowd oohhing and aahhing… he kept repeating the same thing, essentially. Doc took wind of that, as if to say, okay… then Billy Paltz, the 6’11 center for the NY Nets, started grabbing the rim with left hand and hook dunking with his right. A few other notable players began doing their layup line dunks. Now, Doc, who was initially content just politely laying up the ball (and for this game they played with the official NBA Spaulding)- went “Rucker Playground “ on everyone- dipping into his bag and performed some of the most stylish, whirlybird, mind blowing, mesmerizing, one handed 3 feet above the rim slam dunks never seen - he was like a super ballet dancer, walking on air with a 7-2 wing span holding the ball like a grapefruit, dunking every which way he desired - including this one dunk where he leapt just inside the foul line with right arm extending straight to the rim (keep in mind, he’s floating above rim level) and then suddenly cocks the ball back, with his arm in Z form, and thunder dunks it and the ball hits the floor like it was shot out of a cannon! The crowd went nuts!! As for the games… Doc was the star of stars… he toyed with everyone. Frazier made the mistake of chasing Doc on a fast break, trying to steal the ball (and Frazier was a league leader)- but Doc, with those baseball mitt hands, kinda slowed his dribble with his right hand, keeping Frazier on his left, then Doc exploded from the top of the key, by this moment, Doc is floating with the ball cocked back, Frazier is staring at Doc’s shoes and reaches to foul Doc just as he extends his arm to drop the ball into the rim! And-1! There were so many other spectacular plays - here’s one more: Doc blasts past one defender only to meet Jim Chones in the middle of the lane- Doc wants to scoop shot but Chones has an angle to block it - Doc, airborne, switches the ball to his left hand for a whirling hook shot off the backboard- and is fouled by Chones!! Crowd goes nuts!! The 2 day tournament saw Doc win MVP!!

[@lawrencebrodsky8894]

Great story. Never heard about that but that's exactly how the Dr. played in those days.

[@jamaalhorton2343]

The Doc operated !!! These dudes were so cool!!!!

[@JRushPhilosophy]

Iceman is one of the top 3 two guards of all time!

[@JRushPhilosophy]

@@magnetar28 West is a PG, wrong category.

[@williamhoward1268]

Doc opetated.....ugh...ugh...but what happened? Lol...always the lamest guys get these shoes

[@williamhoward1268]

Shows

[@kawaiiafangirl]

just be thankful you're watching the Iceman on his show though. How many times do you get to see/ hear George Gervin interviews? Bill Simmons at least got Gervin on his show.

[@antonio00075]

He couldn’t keep up with the lingo

[@marcelsmith5772]

@@kawaiiafangirl True, but it still went over Bill head!

[@jeffboyce2426]

I was at the Nassau coliseum February 1973 my first professional game Doctor J scored 58 points that night and when they asked me who was my favorite player I said George Iceman Gervin I followed Ice his whole career and I was at the Hall of Fame when Ice was inducted I'm his shotgun man from New York City and I look like James Jimmy Si Silas

[@jamaalhorton2343]

Wonderful story!!!

[@99alfailiwaqain51]

Peace! Are you from Roosevelt?

[@jeffboyce2426]

@@99alfailiwaqain51 No I'm from Brownsville Brooklyn New York City I was extremely skinny like Ice and I look like James Silas and I knew Ice was different he was shooting 40 foot jump shots and making them with ease Ice is also the only player I ever saw playing with a cast on his shooting hand in the history of professional basketball 🏀

[@JoeSmith-zi9kg]

@@jeffboyce2426 James “captain late” Silas!

[@jeffboyce2426]

@@JoeSmith-zi9kg you will not believe how many Spurs fans in Brooklyn New York City told me I was the Iceman from the neck and I was James Jimmy Si Silas from the neck up wow what a life I've lived I'm 63 years old and was at the Hall of Fame when Ice was inducted May 1996

[@aaronflowers8881]

The coolest nickname in basketball history. The Ice Man.

[@johnkomosa4089]

The IceMan.. Lives on and on Ice and Doc Class

[@ArtFam520]

I met Ice when I played college ball in Missouri!. I got to sit behind the bench and watch him roast Reggie Theus in Kemper arena. He was my idol. We got to chat.

[@russelturner5771]

The "Doctah" was always in session when he operated on the court.

[@charltonblalock2510]

Especially, when he made his "housecalls".

[@russelturner5771]

@@charltonblalock2510 Absolutely!

[@charleswilliams4088]

The goofball interviewer dosernt like doctor j because of the Celtics

[@raytempus4212]

Do homework. This guy knows nothing at all. Terrible show. Terrible host.

[@arabionjames9290]

Ice was one of the greatest ever

[@RaysDad]

George Gervin has huge hands. He held the ball like it was a grapefruit.

[@ayorocka1950]

True but so did Doctor J

[@samuelakilakalua3134]

​@@ayorocka1950fellas most of them do...palm the crap out of the ball

[@scottdavidson9963]

​@@samuelakilakalua3134😂😂I'm dead

[@soultrain58]

Ice Man. . Magic said Gervin was the best playground player he'd ever seen.

[@riadanabtawi5880]

I live in San Antonio and when the Lakers used to come to play in San Antonio we always hear Magic Johnson say to reports here: " We are in Iceman's territory where it's very hard to win".

[@andreaspapadakis2602]

funny thing most people dont know that Gervin had 4 scoring titles and that he averaged more ppg in those seasons than kevin durant did inhis scoring titles, without the three..

[@etruscancivilization]

What about James "Snake" Silas, also known as (Mr. Late Silas) because he would bring it on in the last quarters.. He was the first to have his jersey retired with the NBA Spurs while playing with my homeboy James "Snake" Silas..🏀🏀

[@felixgonzalez5882]

You can say what you want but in terms of sheer offense alone. Gervin could arguably be the GOAT ! If you need a shot to ICE the game. (Pun intended) He's in the conversation with Jordan, Doc, Magic, Bird, Kareem and Curry,

[@bjmartin1215]

There's Walt "Clyde" Frazier and "Pistol" Pete Maravich in the background.

[@Edd1e8]

That one on one exhibition between Dr J and Kareem is painful to watch. Not even close. It would’ve been the same with Magic vs Jordan due to the size difference. It’s a good thing Jordan pulled out of the game or else his fanbase would be crying worse that MJ’s loss to Penny and Shaq

[@karl6852]

Fatty Taylor, Ice ,and Doc. And Dork, the interviewer.

[@BenBen-kh1dm]

GEORGE GERVIN i had his second year basketball card the Iceman 💯

[@ericwatler23]

Ice is being nice??? And once he figured it out it was not even he was beating Doc. No disrespect to Doc but

[@dennisellis5986]

JULIUS ERVING IS THE ONLY PLAYER TO WIN A TITLE IN THE ABA AND IN THE NBA.. ABA PLAYERS WAS LOOKED DOWN UPON BY THE NBA PLAYERS.

[@markbeckens]

You read the Sporting news at 4-5 years old?

[@davejackson8047]

What a "HUMBLE MAN"!!

[@cr2802]

Ice Man! 'Nuff said...

[@bjmartin1215]

I saw ABA games in Kimball, WV for a while. But by the time Julius "Doctor J" Erving and the great David "Sky Walker" Thompson started playing in the ABA they were not showing them. I got to see the two ABA vs NBA all-star games though. Walt Clyde Frazier was the MVP of the first one. Frazier said he was stuck in traffic for the second one. Doctor J had a great dunk in the second all-star game. David Thompson and Walt Frazier are my two favorite players of all time. Then probably Bob McAdoo and Bernard King. But the NBA was the better league.

[@SPtheGREAT]

Iceman...SO SMOOTH WITH IT...

[@1jonbarnes1]

They just wanted the opportunity to show and prove, what was widely known but pushed away. Thanks for the post.

[@MrDeevo]

Simmons is such a silly nerd

[@michaeldillard1408]

Johnny Newman from ole miss. I remember the Squares

[@trentalexander2413]

ABA guys are always ABA. Gervin giving knowledge out like candy!

[@LilSuperOG]

Ice is so cool my screen got foggy I watched this in the summer

[@shaunsims8802]

Should have kept the ABA.

[@oscarwilliams7286]

2:27 I had no idea doc could dunk from half court!? Yea! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ridiculous lol

[@99alfailiwaqain51]

Peace! Wait I though I misunderstood him when he said that ?! Wow; seriously yo; that’s just bananas 🍌 yo!

[@perryellis1423]

ABA had better players during that time

[@wilrobles5392]

The ABA was fun.

[@garfieldbright]

my favorite scorer. Him and Bernard King. ice man's finger roll and mid range off-the-glass jumpers were nasty! And BK had that super fast turn around jumper from anywhere lol

[@smoothoperator7023]

My brotha from another Mother! My exact favs also. Everyone in my n/hood was all about Dr J, not me- Iceman was the smoothest cat i'd ever saw. To this day i still have an ORIGINAL poster of him sitting on the ice 42yrs later.

[@garfieldbright]

@@smoothoperator7023 I DEFINITELY had that one hanging from my bedroom ceiling like a championship banner! lol

[@bjmartin1215]

Bernard King 👑

[@terrancethomas9792]

If Julius had entered the NBA in the 80’s, Jordan wouldn’t have been the only player people say is the greatest. He could score, dunk, defend and steal. Unfortunately, we saw a little of his talents in the ABA. He averaged over 28 point a game in the ABA. But he got traded to the Sixers, a team full of scorers.

[@alexrichrevue5731]

Doc was not “traded”, rather, his rights were sold to the 76ers following the merger because Doc was a hold out and did not want to report to NY Nets training camp. Doc believed (and he was right) that “he” was the reason the NBA agreed to absorb the 4 strongest ABA teams (Nets, Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets). Doc wanted a renegotiation- a richer contract, up from the 250,000 per year. Problem was, Nets owner Roy Boe was broke after paying a 4 million dollar indemnity penalty for territorial rights to the Knicks. Boe, looking to recoup revenue- made Doc available and J had a list of 3 to 4 teams, including the Knicks, Lakers and 76ers. The Sixers - with the deep pockets other than the Knicks, bit. (Incredulously the Knicks top Brass, Michael Burke, didn’t want to be the bad guy by “stealing “ Doc - dumb move since Doc was as NY guy. Anyway- the 76ers “bought” Doc’s contract for $3million and then signed him to a 5yr $3million dollar contract ($600,00 a year)- that’s why Doc ended up with the jersey number 6… (Hal Greer’s 32 is retired). That’s the real story!

[@terrancethomas9792]

@@alexrichrevue5731 , hey, thanks for clearing that up. Good job.

[@mongoslade277]

Great comment!! FUN FACT: Dr J is the Philadelphia 76ers all time leader in blocked shots!! A 6'7" forward. Well listed at 6'7"

[@carlitosortiz2870]

@@alexrichrevue5731 i remember Doc going to the 76er's but not as a trade because the Nets didn't get any players from the 76ers for him, instead the Nets signed Nate "Tiny" Archibald to replace his star power but Nate was entering the tail end of his career, this was right after the Nets won the ABA championship. Thanks for the details.

[@alexrichrevue5731]

@@carlitosortiz2870 Correct. Even though Doc was a hold out after the merger, the NY Nets misled season ticket holders and fans by advertising “Dr.J and “Tiny A” after Nate signed with the team and Sports Illustrated had a cover story on the merger with Doc and Celtics Dave Cowens on the cover with the caption: “Dave and The Doctor in one big league” - J was photographed with his home white NY Nets uniform. Of course, it was taken before he became a “hold out” from camp. Tiny was fully expecting to play alongside Doc. Imagine that!!??

[@GeorgeFitness-yo8bl]

Bernard King was a better score and cooler than George Gervin!

[@jamesspalten5977]

Look at the scoring records....

[@scottwaszak698]

The stats don't show that, relevant to scoring.

[@GeorgeFitness-yo8bl]

@@scottwaszak698 Stats lol. Dominique Larry Bird all said he was impossible to guard and could score at will . He destroyed Gervin

[@scottwaszak698]

@@GeorgeFitness-yo8bl Gervin scored at will, too, bright guy. And Bird couldn't guard a tree stump, and Wilkins wasn't much better, so...

[@GeorgeFitness-yo8bl]

@@scottwaszak698 You're cluless. Gervin was a weak perimeter player. BK dominated all over the court and was unstoppable all around the basket with a plethora of moves which Gervin never possessed. Go ask the Bad Boys who was tougher to guard. Go away now!

[@willie4275]

Doctor J will always be the National Basketball Associations "Doctor" with the rest of the League being his patients weather, ABA or NBA "Legend Dr. j ⛑️🥼🩺💉🏀🗑️💍💍🏆