The Dallas Mavericks have honored retired star Dirk Nowitzki by unveiling his statue outside the arena before a Christmas Day game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Dirk Nowitzki's statue is unveiled during the"All Four One" statue ceremony in front of the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. 1– Dirk Nowitzki stood with his son Max, both ready to push the lever that would unveil the statue of the retired Dallas Mavericks star outside the team's arena.
Nowitzki has a street named after him not far from American Airlines Center, where his jersey is in the rafters. And now there's a nearly 24-foot statue on the plaza south of the arena, unveiled on a chilly but sunny morning. Nowitzki was the face of the franchise then, opening defense of the club's only NBA title in the lockout-delayed 2011-12 season.
Kidd, Nowitzki's point guard on the 2011 title team, had to throw in at least a couple of barbs, deciding to poke fun at the defense of the NBA's highest-scoring foreign-born player. Nowitzki's family came from Germany along with Gershwindner, and the 44-year-old couldn't say enough times what it meant to have his mom and dad witness the ceremony.alongside Gregg Popovich, coach of Texas rival San Antonio, retired Spurs guard Tony Parker and Dwyane Wade, who beat Nowitzki in the 2006 NBA Finals with Miami before losing to him with LeBron James in 2011.
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