Here’s the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporting on one of the most popular Hawks of all time:
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Dominique Wilkins will get his statue.
The Basketball Hall of Famer and Hawks legend will have a statue of his likeness erected outside Philips Arena next year.
A group has contracted Hall of Fame sculptor Brian Hanlon to do the art work many believe long over due. Hanlon worked with Wilkins when he created the bust for his 2006 enshrinement. The sculpture will be unveiled on March 6, the day the Hawks host LeBron James and the Cavaliers.
“The first thing that comes to mind is that it immortalizes you,” Wilkins told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday. “There is no better feeling in the world to know that you will be recognized for the rest of your life and even after you are gone it’s still going to be there.”
