Dr. J Celebrates 1983 Sixers Championship Team

On Sunday night, after the 1983 Sixers were honored at the Wells Fargo in a celebration of their championship season, Julius “Dr. J” Erving was honored by his family at a private party held at the Stratus Lounge at Hotel Monaco Philadelphia. Family and friends flew in from around the country to celebrate this special night. Pictured: Moses Malone, Stedman Graham, Dr. J, Reggie Johnson, and Clemon Johnson. The Johnson brothers were excited to be back in Philly and feel the love of the great Philadelphia fans. The first thing they did when they got to town was to run to the Reading Terminal to eat a cheesesteak.
 

 
Below: Jameka, J Erving, Marsha Ambrosius and Jazmin Irving. Marsha tells me she’s working on a new CD, which will be released this summer. Although she wouldn’t tell me the name, she did say the theme was friends and lovers. J Erving is her agent, and they met while growing up in Philly.
 

 
Below: Dorna Taylor, Senior VP of Dr. J Enterprises, Shanna Booker, Sixers marketing manager, Amber Stuart, Sixers director of community relations, Lara Price, Sixers senior vice president of business operations, John Christinzio, general manager at Stratus Rooftop Lounge, and Michael Barrino, of Limousines of Luxury.
 

 
Below: Cathy and Franklin Edwards. Franklin played on the 1983 championship team.
 

 
Below: Tom Ward, Sixers marketing, and Joanne Ward, with Maggie H. Corcoran, Main Line Times, and John Nash, Sixers GM from 1986-1990.
 

 
Below: Todd Beaman, Tiffany Munsell, founding partner at TransBrand Consulting, Anna Bostic, the Body Sanctuary, Earl Harvey, the Black Professionals News, and Stedman Graham.
 

 
Below: Ryan Brown, Melissa Santiago and Dylan Brown, director of programming at NXTsports.
 

 
Below: Carlos Guice, Mark McDaniel, and Reggie Howard.
 

 
Below: Judith Cureton, Cathy Edwards, Elizabeth Killborne, and Yolanda Richardson.
 

 
Below: 1983 Sixers champs Earl “The Twirl” Cureton and Reggie Johnson. Cureton tells me since his basketball days he went back to college to get his degree to fulfill a wish of his 92-year-old mom.
 

 
Below: Michael Mitloff, Hotel Monaco Philadelphia, Jackie Varrasse, and Ryan Lax, Ritz-Carlton. Ryan, J and Jazmin are childhood friends.