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One NBA player may soon gain the distinction of playing on the Dallas Mavericks with both Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic. Ian Begley of SportsNet New York reported on Thursday that the Mavericks recently touched base with the Detroit Pistons on trade …
Luka Doncic likely has to deal with hecklers on a regular basis during the course of an NBA season, but former Dallas Mavericks forward and current special advisor Dirk Nowitzki may be able to get away with teasing his former Mavericks teammate. …
Kevin Durant is haggling with a recent claim made by an NBA opponent. During an interview earlier this season, Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns declared himself to be the greatest shooting big man in NBA history. Speaking this week on …
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade mocking Dirk Nowitzki over a decade ago was an ultimate “videos taken seconds before disaster” moment. Now Nowitzki is revealing that he never forgot about the slight. In an interview this week with Yahoo! …
Retired Dallas Mavericks great Dirk Nowitzki has one issue with modern NBA players and the league as a whole.
Mark Cuban is insisting that he did not give the cold shoulder to a pair of well-known former Dallas Mavericks employees. Ex-Mavs coach Don Nelson and his son, former Mavs GM Donnie Nelson, were noticeably absent from Mavs legend Dirk …
Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was honored by the team on Wednesday night with a ceremony to retire his jersey. The lifelong Mavs forward spoke to the crowd in attendance and even showed his sense of humor. As he was rolling through some …
Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns recently laid claim to a throne that many believe rightfully belongs to Dirk Nowitzki. Now Nowitzki is offering a funny response. Towns hyped up his shooting ability as a big man in an interview earlier …
It has been two years since Dirk Nowitzki retired following a legendary playing career with the Dallas Mavericks, but the 14-time All-Star is rejoining the team in a new role. Nowitzki told Mark Stein of the New York Times on Friday that he is going …
Luka Doncic did his best Dirk Nowitzki impression during Game 2 of Dallas’ playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday, and Dirk loved it. Late in the third quarter of the game, Clippers star Kawhi Leonard tried to guard Doncic. …
Other than both being seven-footers, Dirk Nowitzki and Joel Embiid have two very different styles of play. The latter is giving credit to the former though for helping him improve his game this season. The Philadelphia 76ers star Embiid said this …
Count Dirk Nowitzki as a big fan of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic. Jokic has been compared to Nowitzki in some circles as a skilled big man who can score from anywhere and break down opposing defenses. Nowitzki is flattered by the comparison, but …
Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki were co-stars on the court for many years, and the former was apparently interested in becoming co-stars on the sideline as well. Marc Stein of the New York Times reported Thursday that Nash, who was just hired as the new …
Dirk Nowitzki sent a positive message about the Dallas Mavericks after his former team was eliminated from the NBA playoffs on Sunday. The Mavericks lost to the Los Angeles Clippers 111-97 in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series to lose the …
The Mavericks and the city of Dallas honored Dirk Nowitzki on Wednesday in a ceremony that saw a portion of a street that runs alongside American Airlines Center renamed Nowitzki Way. That brought all the luminaries out, but none of them had a better …
Dirk Nowitzki had a great reaction to the media presence at the airport when he returned from an overseas trip. With the NFL season set to begin on Thursday, the big talking point around Dallas has been the holdout of Cowboys star running back …
