Julius Erving, with his signature afro haircut swaying to its own rhythm, embodied the art of basketball physically and emotionally. Gliding through the air and controlling the ball mid-flight was ...

“I think,” Julius Erving told me one day over the phone ... I referred to it as ‘an Afro-American aerial ballet.’ That’s how I saw how Julius was doing. That was the best description ...

This week, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Flagg was one of five finalists for the 2025 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year award. If Flagg wins the award ...