Editor’s note: At a time when sports are shut down, we are taking a look (in no particular order) at some of the bizarre moments from Georgia sports history.
This is a story of what could have been.
Julius Erving was an Atlanta Hawk – for two exhibition games. Yes, the Basketball Hall of Famer Dr. J, played alongside Pete Maravich, Lou Hudson and Walt Bellamy for a short time in 1972. The Hawks looked like they had all the makings of an NBA super team, long before the modern version of great players joining forces in pursuit of championships.