Dirk Nowitzki is a name forever etched in NBA history. The German power forward revolutionized the role of big men in the ...

A male fan wearing a white Izod shirt grabbed Nowitzki ... possibly missing this moment. Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks celebrate their first NBA championship on June 12, 2011, in ...

An NBA championship, MVP award and 21 seasons in Dallas were more than enough reasons to immortalize Dirk ... and Nowitzki’s heir apparent, 22-year-old European star Luka Doncic, wore T-shirts ...

Dirk Nowitzki had written notes on a single page ... with the same guiding principles as the player who brought this franchise its championship, the same goofy jokes as the figure who made ...

Dirk Nowitzki ducked his head ... Fans arrived with T-shirts draped over their seats that read "30K" behind a silhouette of Nowitzki's signature one-legged fadeaway jumper. And they stood each ...

James coughed into his shirt and ... Rogers pose with Dirk after the team returned to the American Airlines Center to meet the media a couple of days after winning the championship in Miami.

The veteran forward is seen by many as a pioneer who opened the door to more European-born players making the trip across the Atlantic Ocean to test their skills against the best in the world.

Dirk Nowitzki made ... of the Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki was a 14-time All-Star and the 2007 Most Valuable Player with the Mavericks and led them to the 2011 NBA championship.