Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki was profiled by Chris Ballard in the February 15 issue of Sports Illustrated, and the article is packed full of great stories. Here are some of the highlights:
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Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki, Mark Cuban, JJ Barea, Jason Terry, Brendan Haywood, Jason Kidd and Tyson Chandler celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Trophy on the balcony of the American Airlines Center during the Dallas Mavericks victory parade and celebration in Dallas on Thursday, June 16, 2011. (Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News)
Tyson Chandler's first impression of Dirk -- not so good:
A key member of the 2011 title team, Tyson Chandler's first glance at Dirk in a practice setting did not leave him very excited.