February 22 -- A Doctor is Born


And by "doctor," I mean Dr. J, Julius Irving.
The dude who influenced Michael Jordan to become Michael Jordan.


Look, there is little I can say about the man that has not been said in his time on the planet, so I will let a highlight video tell it this time.


Happy born date to the great doc!

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