'As you guys might expect, this is my last home game,' Nowitzki told the Dallas crowd during a ceremony after the Mavericks' win in their home finale Tuesday night.
CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMOREAfter a season of speculation, Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki has made it official: he is retiring from the NBA.
"I'm trying my yoga breathing but it's not really working that well," Nowitzki joked before continuing. — FOX Sports Southwest April 10, 2019Nowitzki played all 21 seasons of his NBA career for the Mavericks, winning league MVP honors in 2006-07 and guiding Dallas to its first NBA title in 2010-11, being named Finals MVP in the process. He ranks sixth in NBA history with over 31,000 career points. His 21 seasons with a single franchise are an NBA record.
The ceremony came after Nowitzki, in what will be his final home game in a storied career, scored a season-high 30 points.
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