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VIDEO: Raptors' DeRozan channels Dr. J with gliding reverse layup

Tom Szczerbowski / USA TODAY Sports

More than three decades have passed since Julius "Dr. J" Erving wowed the world with an incredible reverse layup, which has since been immortalized as a classic display of hang time.

On Monday, Toronto Raptors star DeMar DeRozan paid homage to the Philadelphia 76ers legend with this aerial attack from under the basket.

DeMar goes up-and-under!

Although DeRozan's lay-in - and Kevin Durant's similar shot earlier this season - are impressive, nobody operated quite like "the Doctor."

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