Musician, author, and producer Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known as Chuck D, of the iconic group Public Enemy ” which was inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame in April ” will narrate the upcoming film on the storied life and career of Julius “Dr. J”� Erving when NBA TV presents The Doctor on Monday, June 10, at 9 p.m. ET.
Produced by the award-winning team at NBA TV Originals, the 90-minute documentary will air between Games 2 and 3 of The Finals. Chuck D, a fellow native of Roosevelt, N.Y., and graduate of Erving’s alma mater, Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School, voices the documentary, which takes an in-depth look at the iconic Erving, who revolutionized the sports world through his awe-inspiring play on the court and his grace and style off it. It includes eye-witness accounts from the people who watched his greatness up close including:Pat Riley, president of the Miami Heat”Where did this guy come from?
Look what he does on the court. God, there was no one like him.”�Doug Collins, former Philadelphia 76ers teammate:”You know you see these super heroes where they’re like Clark Kent and they take their glasses and suit off and put on their cape and they’re a super hero. He’d put on his uniform, got the fro ready to go and it was almost like he was putting on the outfit to be Dr.
J.”�Bob Costas, Emmy Award-winning sportscaster:”Julius truly was a legend because most of what we knew about him came from game stories, box scores, maybe a tiny film clip of a game played or word of mouth. The games just were not televised.”�Along with Chuck D as narrator, The Doctor features music produced by critically-acclaimed artist J. Period, music supervisor for the Brooklyn Nets’ inaugural season at the Barclays Center.
J. Period has also worked with Grammy-Award-winning artists Mary J. Blige, Common, John Legend, Kanye West and The Roots.