Rolando Blackman believe it or not is 63 and hasn’t played an NBA game in three decades, but Wednesday night he looked and sounded as if he’d been transported...
There was Derek Harper’s overdue jersey retirement in 2018. And last season the Mavericks unveiled a court redesign in American Airlines Center that featured the names of all 337 players in franchise history painted along the baselines and sidelines.
Heritage Werks sent an 18-wheeler to Dallas. Mavericks employees from virtually every department spent months gathering artifacts, memorabilia and documents. Dallas Mavericks co-founder Norm Sonju chats with GM and President of Basketball Operations Nico Harrison inside of the Mavs Vault where the history of the Dallas Mavericks is on display on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at Fair Park’s Hall of State in Dallas.
“Having Norm come was icing on the cake,” said Mavericks senior vice president of corporate communications Erin Finegold White, whom team CEO Cynt Marshall credits with spearheading the Fair Park exhibit. “This was truly a huge team effort, obviously made possible by Cynt and every department of the Mavs.”
The Dallas Mavericks 2011 NBA championship trophy at Mavs Vault where the history of the Dallas Mavericks on full display on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, at Fair Park’s Hall of State in Dallas. If they were somewhat locked away before, the 1980s Mavericks are in the limelight again, for thousands of visitors who step into the Vault the next few weeks.