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NBA at 75: Wilkins soared in 1980s, often felt unappreciated

FILE - The Atlanta Hawks present Dominique Wilkins with a cake for his 60th birthday during the game against the Phoenix Suns in a NBA basketball game on Jan. 14, 2020, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) FILE - Atlanta Hawks Dominique Wilkins puts pressure on Boston Celtics Larry Bird (33) during first half NBA Eastern Conference semi-finals game on May 5, 1986, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File) FILE - Atlanta Hawks television analyst Dominique Wilkins works during the first half of an NBA basketball game Nov. 12, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) FILE - Earvin "Magic" Johnson is greeted by Atlanta Hawk's Dominique Wilkins before the Hawks' game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 17, 1991, at the forum in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) FILE - The hardwood is covered with a digital tribute to Atlanta Hawks all-time leading scorer Dominique Wilkins on Dominique Wilkins Night, before the Hawks' NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 6, 2015, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) FILE - Dominique Wilkins, all time leading scorer at the University of Georgia, holds his Atlanta Hawks jersey flanked by coach Kevin Loughery, right, and owner Ted Turner on Sept. 4, 1982, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Joe Holloway, File)
NBA at 75: Wilkins soared in 1980s, often felt unappreciated