Did I tell you all about the first time I met Dominique Wilkins?

So the first time I met Dominique Wilkins, it was an accident really. I was looking for Micah Hart who then worked for hawks.com and I went into the media dining area.

Just a little background here, I had never met Micah before. We had spoken on the phone and exchanged emails, but we had never met.

Anyway, I go into the media dining area… There was a table of unfamiliar faces among the crowd of regulars. Figuring these were Hawks peeps, I asked them if they knew Micah.

Little did I know that the man with his back to me, who I was directing my question of, “Hey guys, do any of you know Micah Hart?” was my favorite player of all-time growing up, Dominique Wilkins.

So Nique, being one of the coolest dudes since George Gervin proceeded to bust my chops. “Ha! Do we know Micah! Well you’re looking at him.”

(Micah was at the table.)

I was like “Hahaha, oh Mr. Wilkins you’re funny. But do you really know Micah?” Nique then pointed across the table. And at that moment Micah revealed himself, we exchanged pleasantries and I patted Nique on the back.

Needless to say I was a little embarrassed for not recognizing one of the game’s best and one of my personal favorites but I got a handshake and shuffled on out of greatness’s way.

This entire story was build up because today is Nique’s birthday. So Happy birthday to the Human Highlight!