can't help it but the the doctor is in. >> doctorate. >> julius irving. >> yes, back in the day. >> onee greatest nicknames of all time, the. there you know the expression, doctor knows best it still holds tree in basketball circles. even after all these years the six five-year old doctor j is still an influential figure in the game. recently our leslie van arsdal sat down with the hall of famer for lunch with leslie. >> former sixer julius irving known as doctor j was one of the most dominant players of his team performing feat never performed, before midair spins and slam dunks. he created a style of play that would prevail for decade. >> talk to me about what you feel is the state of of sports in philadelphia. >> it just goes to show how difficult it is, when you hear about boston, and l.a., and number of basketball championships they have and the drop off is san antonio with five, chicago with six, it is in the like, the nba, and basketball has been about spreading the wealth. sixers are rebuilding. they have a plan. i got involve three and a half years ago and it was mostly on the