Julius Erving is considered to be one of the greatest in NBA history as he led the Philadelphia 76ers to their second title in 1983.
Before making his way to the NBA, he was the face of ABA.
Him greatness on the court doesn’t mean he was immune to making mistakes off of it. Erving, who was married at the time, ended up having a daughter out of wedlock with a Philly reporter. The story of how that daughter was conceived was revealed in his autobiography.
His daughter, Alexandra Stevenson, became a tennis player and even reached the semi-finals in Wimbledon 22 years ago. He finally acknowledged her as his daughter, however, the two did not get acquainted properly until 2004.
In his autobiography “Dr. J”, he revealed how he met Samantha Stevenson.
“She becomes someone who helps me unwind if I’m feeling high-strung or stressed. I can drive over and spend a relaxing evening that might even include oral sex,” Erving wrote.
He also stated that his daughter was only born because Samantha had just gotten braces and oral sex was off the table.
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“I can only remember one time that we actually had intercourse, and that was because she had just gotten this new orthodontia to straighten her teeth. With wire and gleaming metal bristling in her mouth, oral sex was not an option.”
In an ESPN interview years ago, Dr. J opened about reconciling with his daughter after she reached out to him for assistance in landing financial sponsors to make a comeback.
“So many things have happened since Halloween – our first Thanksgiving, [it will be] our first Christmas, our first birthday [together],” Erving says. “I want to make all of these things as special as they can be.”
Alexandra Stevenson retired in 2018 and now works with ESPN as a commentator.
