Dominique Wilkins Reveals Untold Stories from the First MLK Day Games 40 Years Ago—What It Truly Meant to Play That Day
It was 40 years ago this week that the United States first officially paused to remember and celebrate the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr. with a day in his honor.
On that first Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in the city where King was born, Dominique Wilkins and the Atlanta Hawks took to court as part of the celebration — and it’s a day the Hall of Famer will never forget.
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“Being in Atlanta and having that first MLK game, I don’t think people understand how big and how blessed we were to play in the first game on his birthday,” Wilkins told NBC Sports, reflecting on a game where he dropped 33 on the Bucks in a Hawks win.
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