Ice Cube’s BIG3 league continues to swell in terms of legitimate star power and talent, as NBA Hall of Famer Julius Erving has signed to be a head coach.
Sources: Hall of Famer Julius Erving has been hired as a head coach for @thebig3's debut season. Dr. J will coach one of league's 8 teams.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 14, 2017
Erving, an NBA legend, is not only a man who brings a wealth of basketball knowledge to this fledgling league, but he also brings his own flavor of pure magic.
It’s unknown which of the eight teams Dr. J will coach. But we do know he’ll be joined by Allen Iverson, who will be coaching and playing for a team (which he named after a legendary 1980s sitcom).
The BIG3 league kicks off this summer at the Barclay’s Center on June 25th in New York City.
BREAKING: #BIG3 will kick off our inaugural season on June 25th at @barclayscenter in NYC pic.twitter.com/wldPIAoLoG
— BIG3 (@thebig3) March 12, 2017
It’s being promoted as a first-class league with first-class — albeit older — talent, and we can’t wait to see what the fuss is really all about.