The Doctor: Iconic Shot

[@juanriverarosa9371]

Impressive! But what amazes me more is how Magic Johnson tells the story - he is a superb storyteller!

[@deneenjeffries2768]

Juan A Rivera Rosa “ He starts walking in the air “ Magic is so colorful

[@MrRunthe400m]

After watching this, that was my most prevalent thought, too!! I love when Magic recounts these times. Magic is a tremendous storyteller, AND he doesn't hold back on giving praise to his former rivals. Despite being such a star, he excitedly tells stories where he is not the star. His tales of Jordan are great!

[@wintersummer6357]

@@deneenjeffries2768 Magic said, "he got too come down, there is no way he can stay in the air that long." lmao

[@alejandrojimenez4169]

One of the best storytoteelers of all time right behind bill Russell for syrukrodryue(x sxteeloimng

[@andydavid238]

"Do I take the ball out, or can I ask him to do it again!?!"

[@wawuglio]

I was in my living room watching the game. My mouth opened and still hasn't closed, after that move.

[@alejandrojimenez4169]

wawuglio DoEs that feel like a lions tie. Ago

[@seasonedveteran3517]

2021 Legend has it, you're mouth is still .... 😲 L😂L

[@duprez2]

Muhammad Ali and Dr. J are two of my favorite athletes of all time, yet they are like polar opposites. Ali is charmingly arrogant while Doc is humbly classy. Ali - " I am the GREATEST" Doc - " It's just another move "

[@dwightlove3704]

Duprez Ali back up anything he said

[@brianturner5150]

Couldn’t agree with you more! They are my two favorites

[@whodidit99]

And against Michael Cooper, who was on the All-Defense team most of his career and won DPY.

[@georgemallory797]

Magic sure can tell a story. What a great little clip. Makes me feel good.

[@juliuseastwood3936]

Some of the things people don't realize is this move was done during a playoff game. Against one of the greatest teams ever! And against probably the greatest Center ever to play the game let alone top three players ever to play in the NBA!

[@TheYamsinacan]

You are underselling it. Not just a playoff game--A FINALS GAME

[@jmbauzo6180]

The best basketball move of all time. How he controlled the ball and his body in the air was simply amazing... Thanks Dr. J for the great memories and thanks to Magic Johnson and Michael Cooper for your respects.

[@pallen49]

Did you notice how he palm the ball with just one hand off the dribble..Most would have to gather with both hands first...but MAN, he did it all with one graceful move...WOW..

[@davidbrandel1311]

Someone once completed Mikhail Barishnikof, the ballet dancer, on his jumping ability. He downplayed the compliment, saying that all his jumps were preplanned. “I’m not like these basketball players, who improvise in mid air.” He might have had this play in mind.

[@lamontmelrose7640]

Yeah...Jordan knows it too!!

[@JulioLeonFandinho]

Magic and Cooper grew up admiring The Doctor, they were just like a couple of fans

[@scarplace]

The greatest ever! My favorite player; I was watching this on TV when it happened. One of thousands of unbelievable moves from the Doctor! Say goodbye to gravity Julius! Lol

[@russellgilbert3453]

In real time, that shot looked like it was in slow motion. Best I've seen.

[@andrewpestotnik5495]

"Just another move"

[@lovenlightman]

+andrew pestotnik He had so many crazy stuff he did...

[@TheBarbahaba]

the guy is dripping of coolness at the age of 70...

[@luckybenny8871]

@@TheBarbahaba The Doctor IS coolness.

[@lloydkline6946]

❤dr.j airwalk or moonwalk moves towards the basket

[@MrGoldenthroat]

Doc and Wilt - the two greatest players who ever lived!!!

[@matthewgeorge972]

Dr J Julius Erving is my all time favorite player. He was one of top five greatest dunkers of all time. Just amazing to watch his highlights.

[@bryanjones4987]

Cooper said Doc didn't know what he was going to do... Yes he did...he already created the move ( in his mind, ) by the time he touched the ball... He was immortal.🔥🔥🔥🔥💖🌎

[@justsaviorbreath]

It says something when other legends look up to you. That's when you're simply iconic.

[@bancroftgroves2021]

justsaviorbreath damn right about that

[@john6ford]

The Greatest Forward Of All Time !

[@ebsmith29]

WOW, I am still amazed after all of these years.

[@3lazergaming]

the most underestimate player in history of the nba

[@AveryJS3]

If he would've played his entire career in the NBA, people would be saying he's a top 7 player ever. ABA NBA combined 30k+ points.. Plus the championships in aba and NBA.

[@juliuseastwood3936]

Bernie Wan Kenobi people do say that!

[@spy1965]

And just think, his best years were in the ABA and never seen.

[@sniper-gw3vu]

the best move ever enough said

[@nesnejls]

Just another move my ass. I'll never forget this one. Was a little kid sitting with my Dad and we both got up off our seat for that one and looked at eachother like 'are you shitting me?" And in a big game too.

[@jimmybuckets71]

magic is like an excited 10 year old

[@BrooklynXpat]

Watched that game live and couldn't believe my eyes, no one could, he defied gravity. As MJ reaspondedv to who was the best, while judging a slam dunk contest, "Dr. J invented all of us." No one had played like that before. He gave basketball players something to aspire to and surpass. But he was the first, the original. Dr. J set the gold standard.

[@Inokea]

"Just another move"? Wow. So Humble. Dr J you are the man. You were being copied and imitated by players and kids on courts across the nation who'd try to imitate a move and call or your name on the way to the hoop.

[@juanriverarosa9371]

"When greatness meets class" - the title says all!

[@kaseemjamal5130]

So true

[@nasrodheer5554]

Michael Jordan is one of them copieng that doctors moves

[@dachicagoan8185]

Dr. J said "just another move" because when he played in the ABA, he did moves like this very often. But since the ABA didn't have a TV contract not many people saw them. It wasn't until he switched to the NBA, where the mainstream audience began to see acrobatics like this.

[@RacerSpeed2020]

They all sound like that when they talk about Dr J. Doc is above Legend, he's the Icon the legends look up to still to this day

[@michaeld6438]

What I find amazing watching it is seeing how every player goes up at the same time. But Dr J somehow stays in the air longer than everyone else. Most of the other players are already on the ground while Dr J is still up there. His hang time is incredible.

[@ronr1094]

I saw this live time! Like Magic, all of us who watched it even on TV had their pop out of their sockets. “Just another move” is so Dr. J. It was the ultimate AWESOME move!

[@Theholyrosary1989]

The Doc defied gravity!

[@pallen49]

Heck, he's so good he could defy ' The Black Hole '..lol

[@Methadone4Life]

Yes, the Doc was my fave back in the day. We all must remember the guys Doc looked up to including "The Hawk" Connie Hawkins who got a very raw deal or we would be talking about him with all the legends today...Elgin also had hang time back in the day.

[@mrbriscoe2001]

'Well Titled Vid"..Julius was in an All-Star game one year.Walter Davis made an incredible basket.Someone asked The Doctor if it was a Dr.J. move.....he replied "No,it was a very fine Walter Davis move"..

[@dragonfly492]

I watched that game and find it hard to believe he could do that. The Doctor and The Dream(Hakeem Olajuwon) my two favorite players of all time.

[@juliuseastwood3936]

Dragon Fly That's great they're mine too!

[@rjg7112]

Best in game lay up you will ever see. The hang time and the seeming impossibility of making anything out of getting pushed by the defense so far behind the back board. And his "Rock The Baby" dunk was the best in game dunk of all time. And both these shots were against the Lakers in the Finals.

[@thespy7795]

I saw this live. It's one of those moments words can't explain. Doc had nowhere to go. NOWHERE! They had him cut off. He couldn't pass or shoot...so what was he going to do? That was the thought process looking at it LIVE in REAL TIME! You had to see it LIVE to understand why it seemed impossible what he did...Words cannot explain it.

[@jonjonharreld7602]

The Most Awesome, Amazing And Crazy Shot Ever In Life...The Great Julious"Dr.J"Erving...One Love Fam...

[@haroldhogan2146]

The greatest move ever in the NBA. The players of the Lakers on the court look as though they saw a superman without his cape.

[@GaryFox11000]

Watched Dr J. -ABA - Indiana Pacers Dr. was incredible early ABA . Long fingers he was so melliflous ; poetry in motion ! First gentleman . Bravo 👏🏆

[@eddiel2531]

How humble is he, "just another move"

[@randyduyck6254]

I was like magic, in awe when I saw that shot!

[@johnnymossville]

After I saw it, I ran right outside and tried it.

[@northernevans2698]

The best move in NBA history!

[@donniehagy5125]

Dr. J is one of my all-time favorite NBA players. He was a super athlete, a great father, a great public speaker, and a great person.

[@bancroftgroves2021]

He’s the nba players all time hero, The Godfather of modern day basketball !!

[@ezekielmajor5511]

I was around 12 when this happened. I witnessed it live and was like "WTF?" When we won the NBA finals, it was just as great as my Eagles also winning the SB!! I'm so glad I go to see the Phillies, Flyers, Eagles, and Sixers all win championships in my lifetime.

[@hookemdagawd5607]

They didnt win the finals this yr. They won wen moses joined

[@mikedbigame3398]

Naw homie. Your memory is failing you. I'm the same age as you. This was game 4 of the series we lost to the Lakers. We won this game and tied it up, but we lost this series.... The Rock the baby dunk, over Cooper, happened during our Championship season, but that was a regular season game.

[@lapson19]

Difference between Jordan and Doc was Jordan tried to be Cool while dr.j just was cool didn't have to try, just let his natural abilities take over.

[@kimmy1984]

Exactly.

[@znhait]

You're actually right. In some ways, Jordan manufactured himself into what he is. For example, his tongue being out was something he thought of. To your point, I think Dr. J wakes up being cool.

[@chilled99]

Thats a pretty dumb statement lapson. Both players were playing their natural game.

[@chilled99]

@@znhait Jordans tongue is how he always played - your'e over analysing it just to set each player against each other. Therye different players who do different things.

[@juanlambda27]

@@chilled99 yes, Jordan wad naturally gifted but he did carefully and consciously cultivate both his style and persona as the years went by.

[@iess2006]

Julius Erving....bringing joy to millions :)

[@tallsmile28]

Dr. J. Ambassador to the NBA.

[@lorenzamorris9086]

His hangtime was one of the longest I've ever seen! Just awesome " HOLLA!

[@Snagglefratz]

I watched that game. The Doctor had become Basketball's first million dollar player. That shot alone was worth a million.

[@reginaldfairfield]

@GaryThompson... I agree.!! ---- #DrJ is so smooth!

[@D.Antony]

You can call Jordan 'Jesus' but Doctor J was God-like. Everything about him.

[@bavvaroisjoestar]

the best lay up i ever seen

[@JSC-1971]

THE MAN!

[@garyth65]

Just another move! That sums up Dr.J in a nutshell! Likely the most humble,unselfish Superstar to play any major sport!! Almost to a fault! Especially, the last 3 or 4 years of his career, he really didn't care if he scored 20 or 15 or 10 as long as the team won! I used to get upset at him through the TV."Come on Doc, Shoot more",I'd yell," Your passing too much!"' How he didn't end up with more assist then he did,is a mystery to me!

[@MambaBreezy24]

Everything that MJ did a Doctor created it and did it first LEGEND

[@bispower6]

Everything? Fuck no... You need to Watch more Mj's videos...

[@bispower6]

+Nobuyuki Yasu, i know a lot of People dont like MJ, but cant deny he is the Greatest player ever, the smartest too... And maybe the Greatest athlethe, too...

[@superkhalil100]

+bispower6 still taking kareem over mj

[@jeffreyrichardson3351]

The Greatest Athlete of All Time is Bo Jackson hands down. MJ close though.

[@Cooley96]

Michael Conley Sr. is a fantastic athlete as well.

[@leetate1963]

I loved the way he would bounce the ball and cuff it or grab it without the assistance of the other hand..and take it into the air, like the dunk he cuffed on Michael Cooper

[@havingfun1968]

Greatest Shot EVER!!!!

[@caesarfiorini]

ask him to do it again. LOL

[@nickstoli]

I remember watching that shot. I kept saying, "he's gotta pass, he's gotta pass, oh, my God!"

[@2115Randy]

BEST MOVE EVER.

[@pablogomez3897]

I think so!

[@VICTOR-py7hn]

Dr.J said" just another move"😳so calm cool and collected. LOL

[@elliotdubois14]

"Just another move". I wish I could see him do that to the players today

[@stevefromPA2]

ur stupid and immature....Magic Johnson is gushing got his hands on his face...Cooper one of the NBAs greatest defenders is in awl..both saying..we have never seen that before....ppl are standing and cheering...30years before u were shot out of ur daddies balls....the greatest players of the last 35 years all say..they emulated the doc...kinda glad u didn't see him play u don't deserve too....keep watching highschool kids running around trying to be nba players..thats what uve been brainwashed into believing is basket ball...

[@JSC-1971]

elliot dubois what???!!! that was a one in a lifetime move like none before

[@tai-hsiungtang8438]

All time greatest move? Yes, in NBA history. Nobody before, nobody after. If you don't know Dr. J, you don't know basketball. If you don't know this move of Dr. J, you don't know basketball.

[@jahbarijones218]

Way how Doc ended that was perfect, simply “..just another move.” Johnson’s retelling is bit much for me but it perfectly captures the shock, witnessing a giant like Erving that moved with a blend of might nd grace, that took hold of all who happened to witness it

[@hermit6208]

Greatest 'to the hole' ever!!

[@BWR84]

Anyone that has ever played knows the rule....."you don't leave your feet unless you know what you are going to do." Doc broke the rule, but had the talent to make that spectacular move. When the rest of us tried that move we didn't have the talent to pull it off.

[@abdus-salaamumar1677]

DOC WAS THE FIRST ONE TO BE IN THE AIR

[@alanfoster6589]

Elgin Baylor.

[@dvdgway]

Abdus-Salaam Umar Connie Hawkins

[@wintersummer6357]

@@alanfoster6589 Baylor played below the rim.

[@wintersummer6357]

@@dvdgway Hawkins never did sky dunks off the run.

[@alanfoster6589]

I think you win this one. Depends how you define "air". Baylor had, for his era, great hang time...but he did not go high.@@wintersummer6357

[@michaelcambridge1542]

Dr J. What a dope name. Perfect. The Doctor.

[@iess2006]

Being a white kid from the Midwest I tried to emulate Bird as best I could, focusing on the fundamentals. However, in my mind and heart I dreamed of soaring to the hoop like DrJ.

[@lamontmelrose7640]

Hey white kid, lemme tell you something - this black kid right here, tried E V E R Y shot Bird took!! I'm a diehard Laker fan, grew up hating the Celtics, but man O man...Bird was incredible...as Magic put it, "He was frightening!" I'll never forget the '84 finals...still hurts. I'll never forget the '87 3-point contest, I still hold my finger up before the swish!! And I will NEVER forget the game he had against the Hawks where he dropped 60...there will NEVER be another Larry Bird...EVER!! #muchrespect

[@sandroinocencio1623]

Legend says that he is still flying

[@rbkaputnik]

I remember watching the game in a furniture store and the salesman tried to chase me away. But I saw the move and I jumped all over the couches. lol. Finally they kicked me out and I was ecstatic and went back to my dorm pumped up...

[@dougwoolery998]

Fam said “ Just another move “ Damn he had it like that🔥

[@johnyearous3447]

"Just another move." Dr. J... LMAO

[@kaseemjamal5130]

Doc has so many moves nobody can do.

[@davidbrandel4128]

Do you know what else is amazing about this? Dr.J, Kareem, and Magic all out on the floor at the same time! NBA fans were so spoiled!

[@chucktaylor675]

Haters stop Hating, It's the Sweet Doctor- Greatest move ever.

[@kendrickjones3115]

Sweet as ANY move Mike EVER made!

[@moboutmen]

Style and grace.

[@skeebz77]

I think Magic had to go to the locker room and change his shorts after that move.

[@island_rogue1687]

Still the greatest Dunker! 🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖

[@stevewimmer9758]

This... and rock the baby are two of the greatest individual plays in basketball history

[@julianfranz8984]

Just another move? That guy is actually crazy. That move was inhuman.

[@sharonbfoehner1763]

This is why I think Dr J is the exciting players in Sports history.

[@lesvitraux]

"Just another move," Erving says. ROFL. Talk about a G.O.A.T. move.

[@john9982]

In the end.....it's just another move!!! WOW!

[@davidecorio4447]

The artisti!!!

[@rokkstar5565]

This was the beginning of hang time

[@tai-hsiungtang8438]

Dr. J is not "One of the best" Dr. J is "The best"

[@edgardomendozajr.4640]

the day reverse lay uo is born

[@blackphillip564]

Doc looks like Jimi Hendrix if he had lived to his middle age.

[@cr2802]

"Just another move..." Stop it, Doc. We ain't buyin' it.

[@Jacques-Le-Marois]

If DR J had been in a more winning team I think he may have been regarded as the GOAT 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@russellgilbert3453]

Also, remember, this at a crucial time in an NBA Finals game.

[@Duey8808]

If you are not awed by that move, you don't really appreciate the poetry of athletics. Magic knows.

[@walidaladssani8014]

Classy man

[@dfk09]

“Should we ask him to do it again?” 😂😂😂

[@Racedoc]

The best shot in the history of basketball period.

[@Defender78]

if Doc was around today he'd still score 20-22 a game and pull off youtube-worthy moves

[@caseymanuel7199]

Should we ask him to do it again?? 😂

[@tonyray7546]

Unbelievable. The DR. Was the best.

[@theshield8744]

Attention MagicJohnson & Michael Cooper this isn’t the 1st time that move was ever done, actually listen to Doctor J.’s interview , he will tell you Himself whom he would try to imitate & whom he got his style of play from including that particular move. The man’s name whom he was talking about was ELGIN BAYLOR who was all Everything when he played with the Lakers In which if they would watch some of The Old Laker Tapes especially by both of them being Lakers, they would not only see Baylor do that move but also do some more impossible extraordinary moves that you couldn’t imagine. Everyone in This new Generation thinks that Michael Jordan has the greatest hangtime ever in the air- well that’s BULLSHIT, Elgin Baylor was & still is in a Class by Himself as far as being the complete basketball. Jordan & Dr. J & Outside shooting of Bird were a combo of moves of Baylor along with his Air & Hangtime, & He was Deadly shooting from the outside 10ft & Beyond. I’ve seen him do that move lots of times leaving 2 or more defenders helpless. This Guy was Unguardable. He scored 71 points in 2 & 1/2 Periods in a game against the Knicks and was taken out of the game midway the 3rd period with the remaining half of the third & all of the 4the period to play. He was absolutely unstoppabl. I would have loved to have seen him screw over Dr. J, Bird, Rodman, Pippen, & Michael Jordan. I been Blessed & got a chance to live to see the Players of that generation all the way up to now & if you get a chance I am going to name you just a few who could play with this new generation of players today. Here are just a few, Rick Barry, Jerry West, Dave Bing, Lee Hudson, John Havelacek, Connie Hawkins, Wilt Chamberlain, Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe, Cazzie Russell, George Gervin Oscar Robertson Elvin Hayes, Akeem Elijuwhan, Moses Malone, just to name a few. Please remember I was very fortunate when I was Young & in Hi School to get to play Pickup games with some of these Pro’s & also fortunate to see how the game has progressed. Yes the player’s of today are Bigger, Faster, Stronger & more skilled in every sport from football, baseball , basketball, hockey even track & field, but some of the players above that I’ve named could play with the players of today.

[@JamesWoods-yu2kf]

The DOC OPERATING !! 🤙

[@growingeffects1881]

Wait a minute! Where’s he going?!! 😂😂😂👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

[@brianpruett114]

Man that's why I love the greatest game ever invented. It's one of the few things that can make brown black white and yellow stand in solidarity after a great play!!! Maybe basketball is the answer to our race problems? After Jesus Christ of course! Wow dr j