On Thursday, the Atlanta Hawks held an event to unveil a new statue of Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins.

While the statue will be available for the public’s viewing pleasure on Friday for “Dominique Wilkins Night,” the Hawks Twitter account gave people a sneak peek of the breathtaking piece of art.

In addition, Wilkins will get his very own “Dominique Wilkins Lane” near Philips Arena.

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The Hawks will also be giving out 21,000 commemorative t-shirts and 21,000 “Wilkins-themed magazines” for “Dominique Wilkins Night” but none of those things hold a candle to this perfect 13.5 feet tall tribute Dominique.

[Atlanta Hawks] via [SB Nation]