🏀 “It was emotional.' The Dallas Mavericks honored Dirk Nowitzki with a 24-foot statue outside of American Airlines Center ahead of their game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Check it out!
“They picked the right move,” Kidd told reporters of the statue. “I don’t think they were going to use the swipe or him passing the ball. You see his stats on passing? He was a ball hog.”
The base of the statue includes the inscription"Loyalty never fades away" in honor of Nowitzki playing 21 seasons for one franchise, an NBA record. Nowitzki said that winning the NBA championship - by defeating LeBron James in his first season of the"Big Three" era with the Miami Heat - allowed him to remain with one team rather than chase a title.
“I'm so happy I didn't have to do that and it worked out this way,” Nowitzki said. “Once we won the championship, I knew I wanted to be here and finish my career here.” The next honor for Nowitzki will be the Basketball Hall of Fame. He was nominated for the 2023 class alongside fellow first-time candidates including San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, retired Spurs guard Tony Parker and Heat star Dwyane Wade.
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