There is no denying that Dirk Nowitzki is a Dallas Mavericks legend. The German superstar suited up for the Texas-based franchise for more than two decades.
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During his 21-year stint with the Mavericks, the 7-footer led the franchise to 15 playoff appearances, 2 Western Conference Finals appearances, and even won the organization their only NBA championship.
Apart from being an NBA champ, the sharpshooter built up quite an impressive resume for himself – 1 MVP, 1 FMVP, 14 All-Star appearances, and 12 All-NBA selections.
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After the conclusion of a stellar career, Nowitzki has been rewarded well. Apart from being a member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team, Dirk got his jersey retired by the Mavs, and was even awarded his own statue outside the American Airlines Center.
NBA Twitter reacts to Dirk’s statue
On Christmas Day, right before the Mavericks-Lakers tip-off, Mark Cuban unveiled the Dirk Nowitzki statue.
BREAKING: The Dirk statue has been revealed. It will be in front of the AAC forever #MFFL pic.twitter.com/FDj8OzCXtF
— MFFL (17-16) (@Mavs_FFL) December 25, 2022
As soon as the statue was unveiled, NBA Twitter blew up with various reactions.
Me and the homies outside of Dirk’s statue: pic.twitter.com/SviCKWtNpk
— jas ✨ (@ScammerSultan) December 25, 2022
Way better than whatever this was pic.twitter.com/LqftAxwVnE
— (@king0fCLE) December 25, 2022
— Luka DinWoodie-Smith (@Stevenmac55) December 25, 2022
The only other Dirk statue we would’ve accepted pic.twitter.com/6fP8QphNGA
— Jason Gallagher (@jga41agher) December 25, 2022
The patented fadeaway
— Anomaly (@AlmightyFactor) December 25, 2022
this is one of the best sports statues I’ve ever seen, the structural imbalance captures the ridiculousness of the fact that Dirk took and made this wild shot all the time https://t.co/MSsOo9M5F0
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) December 25, 2022
“It was super emotional”: Dirk Nowitzki
Of course, it was a pretty emotional day for Nowitzki.
The legend was super thankful for everyone who showed up at the ceremony. And after the conclusion of the same, Dirk had a special message for all his fans and Dallas supporters:
“Look at this thing in the sun. It looks stunning. Thank you guys for all your support. Look how many people showed up. It was super special, super emotional and this thing right here will be there forever. So, thank you guys for all the support.”
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Hopefully Luka Doncic and co. manage to grab a win and prevent LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers from spoiling Dirk’s memorable night.
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