Dirk was a jump-shooting seven-footer When Dirk first came to the NBA, he was a jump-shooting seven-footer. Nowitzki's stroke ... shooting that shot," added Avery. "We would have practice.

After the game, Nowitzki praised Hakeem. He said he tried to replicate Olajuwon's famous "Dream Shake," but failed, so he created his own signature shot. Here's how he described the "Dirk Shot ...

Dirk Nowitzki is widely considered the best ... His game was as ageable and adaptable as there'll ever be because he relied on his jump shot, including his signature one-legged turnaround fadeaway ...

Dirk Nowitzki was on the call for ... Barkley famously used to argue that jump-shooting teams couldn’t win championships. Nowitzki’s Mavericks, Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors and ...

He urged the hometown crowd to rise and pay tribute to Dirk Nowitzki, “one of the greatest of all time,” with a standing ovation. Advertisement “I know it really touched Dirk,” then ...