Larry Bird makes a great joke about Dominique Wilkins statue

The Atlanta Hawks unveiled a statue of the franchise's all-time leading scorer, Dominique Wilkins, on Thursday at an event that featured speeches from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Julius Erving, and a video message from Larry Bird.

The Atlanta Hawks unveiled a statue of the franchise's all-time leading scorer, Dominique Wilkins, on Thursday at an event that featured speeches from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Julius Erving, and a video message from Larry Bird.

Now in front of Philips. #TrueLegend pic.twitter.com/XmG8TcP9s9

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 6, 2015

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It was in the message from Bird that the best line of the event came, as the Celtics legend's love of trash talk shined through when discussing the statue.

Larry Bird on video says of Wilkins statue: "I'm pretty sure it's not made in a defensive stance." #ATLHawks

— Chris Vivlamore (@CVivlamoreAJC) March 5, 2015

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The statue will be placed outside of Philips Arena for fans to interact with, but Wilkins' former teammate Kevin Willis has a different plan for the statue.

Willis said he will hug the statue of Wilkins. #ATLHawks

— Chris Vivlamore (@CVivlamoreAJC) March 5, 2015

- Brendan Maloy