7. Julius Erving

7. Julius Erving

Julius 'Dr. J' Erving inspired an entire generation to play basketball and attempt to reenact his high flying act and abilities which seemed to be nearly impossible. He's definitely one of the most entertaining basketball players to ever play the game which sometimes means his technical skills and competitiveness get overlooked with the number of highlights he has under his belt. Erving was originally drafted twelve overall by the Milwaukee Bucks but found himself on the ABA's Virginia Squires.

Erving later found himself as a member of the New York Nets but his most memorable stint in the NBA was with the Philadelphia 76ers which lasted eleven years in which he eventually retired with the franchise in 1987. While a 76er, Julius Erving did earn an NBA Championship in 1983 and is the only player to win MVP in both the ABA and NBA. It also doesn't hurt that he won two ABA titles and was an eleven-time NBA All-Star as well.

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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