Julius Erving Speech In 'The Garden' (Last Game In Boston)

they can blow mj and lebron all they want but a young Dr J was one of the baddest asses ever on a court....I do not know of any celtic fan like me who did not have the highest respect for Dr J

Was there ever a better speech from another rival competitor in the enemies building?!

How well spoken is this awesome gentleman. What a class act.

Dr. J... all class. A remarkable basketball player and an eloquent speaker.

Dr. J's retirement ceremony at the Boston Garden was the best closure during his tour. The battles Sixers and Celtics had during the early 1980's were second to none. Sixers vs Celtics during the early 1980's, one of the best games and stories ever witnessed by fans. Thanks.

Classiest dude to ever lace 'em up...

This is as classy as it comes.  Glad he's still with us.

Good stuff, Celtics' fans showing respect to one of the greatest ever.

Dr J doesn't get enough love and respect for how damn good he was. He was MJ before MJ.

"Those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end. We thought we'd live forever and a day!...............

My all time favorite Dr. J, thank you for giving me a bit of your time when I came over where you were sitting to let you know how much of a fan I was you took your time and listened to what this twenty two year old guy had to say and you couldn't been any nicer, it meant a lot to me and twenty years later the memory is as fresh as when the moment happened.

I believe Red said earlier in the same speech, that one of his regrets as a Celtics leader is that Julius Erving never wore Celtic green.

I once had the thrill of playing dr j one on one when I was 48 and he was in his mid 60's. He gave me some space and I hit a couple of top of the key shots. He then came up close to me, and with total class, because there was a bunch of people watching, whispered, "I'm going to block this one". Nobody else heard him, he didn't trash talk, but he also wasnt going to let me beat him. I made a quick step to the left and threw up a wild hook. He blocked it easily. We played a while longer and he won (surprise!), but it was the sporting thrill of my life. Afterwards, he had very kind words for me. A total class person. Loved watching his games with the Celtics! And what class that organization has!!

damn so much class back then

One of the greatest players in the history of the NBA.

this guy seems to be so much more articulate and well spoken than many/all of today's stars

Wow. I never knew about this. Red and the Celtics have even more of my respect than they already had for this show of class.

Greatest and classiest man ever to put on a sports uniform The Great Doctor J He Is The True Basketball God

Dr. J. Class, Cool, Greatness personified.

Wow, just wow. We know how great a guy the Dr. was & is; but for Boston to acknowledge it like that is the biggest display of sportsmanship I can think of.