An Atlanta restaurant is under fire after denying entry to former NBA player Dominique Wilkins, which he says was because of his race. “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 ,” Wilkins wrote in a tweet. 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.twitter.com/vh7zuyxH0K — Dominique Wilkins 🏀 (@DWilkins21) May 22, 2021 The incident occurred on Saturday at Le Bilboquet, an upscale, French restaurant in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta. The restaurant said that turning the Hall of Famer away was due to a breach in their business casual dress code, which “includes jeans and...
