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Sports Film of the Week: The Doctor

Chronicling the career of basketball icon, Dr. J Julius Erving. Get on it.

Title: The Doctor

Release date: 2013

Plot: A documentary chronicling the legendary careers of one basketball’s greatest ever superstars – Julius “Dr. J” Erving. The standout star of the rebel ABA, Dr. J’s story is narrated by Public Enemy’s Chuck D. Featuring interviews with everyone from Magic Johnson to Billy Crystal, it’s the life story of  a man dubbed “Michael Jordan before there was a Michael Jordan”.

Typical YouTube comment: “Honestly, just watching this, I think Dr. J is now my favorite player of all time.”

See it in full below:

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