Dominique Wilkins: They Burned a Cross on My Front Yard When I Decided to Play for Georgia (Part 4)

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Dominique Wilkins spoke about his experience as a young adult growing up in the South, particularly his controversial decision to attend university in Georgia rather than in his home state of North Carolina. At the time, in the late 70s, this was considered as unusual and even against the norm. Wilkins shared that after this decision, he faced an unprecedented backlash that involved hostility and racism, including racial slurs written on his car, threatening messages, and a cross burning in his yard. He also highlighted that segregation was a stark reality in his high school years, with separate proms for black and white students.