DALLAS — No one on the Dallas Mavericks will wear No. 41 again. The team on Wednesday night will retire star forward Dirk Nowitzki’s jersey at American Airlines Centers following a game with the Golden State Warriors.
Nowitzki’s jersey will be the fourth one that the Mavs have retired. Selected as the ninth pick in the first round in 1998, Nowitzki turned down college offers and joined the league. The former German professional basketball player is the only player in the league to have played with the same team for 21 seasons and was the fourth German player in NBA history.
Nowitzki broke boundaries for the Mavs, leading them to the Finals twice and winning them their only championship in 2011. He won MVP award in 2007 and the NBA Finals MVP award in 2011. Nowitzki is the first Maverick voted on to an All NBA-Team and holds many records for the Mavs. He ranks sixth among the top leading scorers of all time in the NBA with 31,560 points, and is the highest scoring foreign-born player in the league
Nowitzki’s playing career ended in 2019 but his loyalty to the Mavs has never stopped. The 14-time NBA All-Star is currently the team advisor for his team. In 2020, Nowitzki was selected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, where a committee selected 75 of the greatest players in league history.
Tipoff is at 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here.