NBA legend Dominique Wilkins didn’t hold back his true feelings about North Carolina during an interview with Vlad Lyubovny on Vlad TV.
Wilkins told Lyubovny that he left North Carolina due to racial discrimination. He recalled an unfortunate incident that occurred there several years ago.
“It was two things. One was the cross, which you can’t get no more racist than that,” Wilkins said. “The other thing I remember coming out of a department store, and someone followed me out and said, ‘Hey, we’re going to have to arrest you because you stole this tape.’ And they had threw a tape in a planter right next to the store…And it was crazy because I’m looking at him. I’m like, ‘I had $3,000 in my pocket. And I said, I’m going to steal a $5 tape. Are you kidding?’ But I knew what it was. It’s because of the decision I made. So my cousin, who was on the police force, he was the one who they called.”
Wilkins ultimately moved to Atlanta and played college basketball at Georgia.
In 1982, the Atlanta Hawks selected Wilkins with the third overall pick. That was the start of a Hall of Fame career.
Wilkins was incredibly on the hardwood for well over a decade, averaging 24.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
We’re certainly glad Wilkins managed to leave a toxic situation and have success elsewhere.