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Dominique Wilkins Reveals Untold Stories from the First MLK Day Games 40 Years Ago—What It Truly Meant to Play That Day

Dominique Wilkins Reveals Untold Stories from the First MLK Day Games 40 Years Ago—What It Truly Meant to Play That Day

Two years later on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Human Highlight Reel lived up to his nickname dropping 45 points on the Knicks in Madison Square Garden.

“It’s a huge night. Just being from the birthplace of Martin Luther King, how you just wanted to represent and have a great night, just to celebrate what he’s done for all of us,” Wilkins said. “So that was, that was out there.”

When basketball is at its best, it connects people — players on the court, fans with their team, even entire cities. Martin Luther King Jr. understood that power of connection — and he loved to play the game. He was known to get on the court with young men and play pick-up as a way connect with them on one level so he could open the door to talk about so many things bigger than basketball. (You can learn more about that in an upcoming documentary on Hulu called Hoops, Hopes & Dreams.)

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