Dallas Mavericks and NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki had to keep it real.
“Every year, they were so good. Every year, for so long. They were always kind of beating us up. They were the big brother until we finally broke through in ’06 and beat them for the first time in the playoffs.”NBAE via Getty ImagesNBAE via Getty Images
“There’s a lot of mutual respect,” he said. “We had some great battles at the highest stage but always tried to be classy and respect each other and I think that’s what we did for a long period of time.”
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