Dirk Nowitzki held his annual charity baseball game on Saturday, and Ezekiel Elliott was one of a number of Dallas Cowboys players who took part. The star running back also may have provided the best joke of the night.
As you might expect from a man who is 7-feet tall, Nowitzki is not the most gifted runner. Elliott pointed that out to the Dallas Mavericks star, noting that Dirk’s running style is similar to that of a baby giraffe.
Zeke just told me I run like a baby giraffe…. is that a compliment? @EzekielElliott
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) June 25, 2017
Elliott kind of has a point. Check it out:
I feel like you legged it out like a champ @swish41 @EzekielElliott #NotAGiraffeAGazelle . #DirksHeroes17 pic.twitter.com/yO6zm93jmB
— Matt Thornton (@MattThorntonNFL) June 25, 2017
Believe it or not, Dirk claims he was running his hardest on that particular play.
Hahahaha. That was a full sprint…. https://t.co/LgREIBeggA
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) June 25, 2017
Don’t feel too bad for Dirk. While it was bold of a young player like Elliott to zing him, Nowitzki is a notorious troll — just ask Harrison Barnes. What goes around comes around, as they say.
