Years ago, Dirk Nowitzki found himself sitting in the home of Dallas Mavericks team governor Mark Cuban. It was the summer of 2010 and months prior the team was eliminated in the first round of the NBA Playoffs at the hands of their in-state rival San Antonio Spurs. A bitter defeat for a two-seed in the West trying desperately to return to the NBA Finals.
“That meeting I will never forget. I went to Mark’s house, we just sat there, and both shared emotions, shared stories from the past 11 years.