Had a DH on DAL years ago to LGA. Waiting to board w/ my crew I kept looking at this tall black dude and felt he looked very familiar. Realized it was Julius Erving (aka Dr J). Boarded before passengers and took our seats in row 35, way in the back lol. Flight had a delay so I was BS'g w/ the FAs when the Capt & FO came back to BS. Capt was cool. Told them that Dr J would be on the flight.
So later enroute, a FA comes and tells me a lady sitting across the aisle from Dr J asked "Bill Russell" (that's who she thought it was & he played along) for his autograph, so Dr J signs it "Bill Russell". She probably thinks to this day it was Russell.
