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Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins says he was turned away from Atlanta restaurant because of his race

There are very few Atlanta bars where Dominique Wilkins has to pay for a drink, but there's apparently a restaurant in the city that will turn him away.

The Atlanta Hawks legend tweeted Saturday that Le Bilboquet Atlanta, part of a chain of swank French bistros, had turned him away. He claimed they did so because of his race, the first time he has apparently ever encountered such treatment:

In my many years in the world, I’ve eaten at some of the greatest restaurants in the world, but never have I felt prejudice or been turned away because of the color of my skin, until today in #atlanta In @LeBilboquetAtl #turnedawaybecauseimblack pic.