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Packer Shoes Showing Dominique The Love He Deserves

Forget Rodney Dangerfield, you know who gets no respect? Dominique “The Human Highlight Film” Wilkins. Before Michael hit the league like a juggernaut and even while he was in it, ‘Nique averaged 25 point a game for 10 plus seasons, put up 40 point games at will, and dunked on everyone that was silly enough to think they could stop him from going to the rim. In 1996 David Stern’s silly self was bold enough to leave ‘Nique off of the 50 greatest players ever list, not to mention the fact that the league still doesn’t recognize what this man did for the game in the 80s and 90s. Say what you want, but ‘Nique made Mike better.

Parker Shoes out of New Jersey recognizes this slight, and they have coincided the 20th anniversary of the pump with something very special for ‘Nique. You see, Dominique was one of the 1st official endorsers of the Pump shoe in the NBA, but he never received his own signature model, so the Packer Reebok Pump2O will finally give the man his due. The shoe is in Atlanta Hawks color way and also features the numbers “85″ and “90″ on them, which are the years that he won the Slam Dunk title.

Sneaker News has the rest of the scoop:

Aside from being a prolific scorer, the art of high-flying dunk acrobatics defined Wilkins’ game, making him a huge fan-favorite. Packer Shoes will celebrate the release of the Nique Pump by covering nearly their entire floor with a giant photo of number 21 in flight. On Thursday November 19th, the decorative touch will serve as the red carpet for the Human Highlight Film himself when he arrives for the in-store Pump20 release event. Nique will be on hand at 10pm to sign autographs, talk to fans and if you’re lucky, throw down a vicious windmill dunk in your face. There will also be matching t-shirts and a special DJ VinRoc mixtape available, featuring clips of NBA announcers marveling over Dominique highlights spliced into the tracks. Keep reading for a look at the official video introduction to the shoe and a peek at the amazing floor graphic installation.

Check out the whole display below