{"id":1576169,"date":"2023-08-25T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1576169"},"modified":"2023-08-25T10:20:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:20:13","slug":"dominique-wilkins-recalls-paying-his-dues-against-larry-bird-as-a-rookie-with-the-atlanta-hawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/dominique-wilkins-recalls-paying-his-dues-against-larry-bird-as-a-rookie-with-the-atlanta-hawks\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominique Wilkins Recalls Paying His Dues Against Larry Bird As a Rookie With the Atlanta Hawks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Dominique Wilkins remembers being “pissed” when he squared off against Larry Bird<\/a> when Wilkins was a rookie with the Atlanta Hawks.<\/a> He wasn't upset that Bird refused to shake his hand before the game. He wasn't mad that Bird torched him in an ugly welcome-to-the-NBA moment. Wilkins wasn't happy with how Bird addressed him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n