DOC ACROSS AMERICA
https://vault.si.com/vault/1987/05/04/last-rounds-for-the-doctor-as-julius-erving-says-goodbye-seven-writers-remember-doc-across-america MAY 04, 1987 JACK MCCALLUM Though the Philadelphia 76er season traversed a long and bumpy road, Julius Winfield Erving II never took a false step. He handled the NBA's longest goodbye, a 23-city, six-month farewell tour, with both elegance and dignity, words that describe his play on the court and his comportment off it. And, so, as his final days as a player draw near—by Sunday night the Sixers had split the first two games of their best-of-five Eastern Conference playoff series with Milwaukee—we remember Dr. J for what he was and what he has become...and we should be quite happy with both. "I've never heard anybody knock him or express jealousy," says Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins. "Never one negative word. I can't name you one other player who has that status." Because there isn't one. At each stop on the Doc A...