I will always be a Mav for life, but had to come support my guy 77 @luka7doncic in the first game of his new chapter! — Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) February 11, 2025 ...

Nowitzki was experiencing flare-ups in his feet and ankles late this season. “It takes a lot at 40 to get ready every night and then with the foot pain,” Nowitzki said.

Dirk Nowitzki made a name for himself during his 21-year NBA career as the preeminent star of the Dallas Mavericks.. Nowitzki was a 14-time All-Star and the 2007 Most Valuable Player with the ...

Nowitzki's game was like no other, as he was a 7-footer with a silky smooth jump shot and unstoppable one-legged fadeaway, but those weren't the only parts of his game that defenses couldn't stop.

Nowitzki acknowledged the championship memories help, but they don't drown out the stress of losing five years prior. Up 2-0 against the Heat in 2006, Dallas lost the next four to drop the series.

Nash and Nowitzki played together from 1998 to 2004, when Nash signed with the Phoenix Suns. They grew into stars together and made Dallas a perennial playoff team, which was not at all the case ...

Nowitzki must take a dozen of his shots out of the mid or high block. It was ubiquitous back then. Iko: I have to admit, I took off my glasses watching the opening minutes of this one.

Dirk Nowitzki speaks during his enshrinement at the Basketball Hall of Fame, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Springfield, Mass. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) (Jessica Hill / ASSOCIATED PRESS) ...

Nowitzki says that even as he watched NBA games in his youth, idolizing Michael Jordan, he had no concept of the Naismith Hall’s stature because higher-profile German athletes competed in sports ...

Nowitzki and Cuban have a long-standing connection. The German basketball star began his NBA career with the Mavericks in 1998, and the tech entrepreneur became the team's owner just two years later.

BOSTON — The TD Garden crowd was in full lather, chanting “We love Dirk!” and “Dirk, Dirk, Dirk!”, wanting to be rewarded with one Dirk Nowitzki field goal as the final seconds ticked ...

Dirk Nowitzki wiped a tear as his No. 41 rose slowly above the court not far from the podium where the franchise icon for the Dallas Mavericks had held it together through a 20-minute speech until ...