WATCH: Dr. J gets a standing ovation in first visit to Barclays Center

Julius Erving was at Barclays Center for the first time ever on Friday, so Brooklyn Nets fans made sure he felt welcome.

Friday was a big night at Barclays Center.

First, Gregg Popovich and the depleted San Antonio Spurs visited the Brooklyn Nets. Last time the two teams met, the Spurs won 118-105 in San Antonio. It was also Brooklyn’s first chance to bounce back from their embarrassing 118-79 against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.

Second, Brooklyn’s matchup with the Spurs marked one of the Nets’ major giveaway nights. In fact, not just a major one, it’s perhaps the biggest giveaway of the 2019-20 season: the first 10,000 fans in attendance got a Julius Erving as Marvel’s Black Panther bobblehead.

So it was only fitting that Dr. J himself was in the building on Friday.

This was actually Erving’s first trip to Barclays Center, so Nets fans made sure the legend felt right at home.

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