Dirk's German Team Out Of European Championship
After an off night by Dirk Nowitzki, Germany is out of the European Championship. Poor shooting doomed Germany to a loss against Lithuania.
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After an off night by Dirk Nowitzki, Germany is out of the European Championship. Poor shooting doomed Germany to a loss against Lithuania.
Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki was awarded Germany's highest honor for sport on Sunday, amid hopes that he will lead his country's team to the 2012 Olympics.
Dirk Nowitzki says he will play for Germany at the upcoming European Championship when Olympic berths will be at stake.
Dirk Nowitzki and his teammates were feeling so good, they broke out in another rendition of "We are the Champions."
Andy Puhl joins Josh & Elf from Germany! That's right! Dirk's Bavarian hometown of Wurzburg!
NBA star Dirk Nowitzki received a hero's welcome on Tuesday when he returned to his home town more than two weeks after leading the Dallas Mavericks to their first championship.
Dallas Mavericks star and NBA champion Dirk Nowitzki is better with the stepback, one-legged jumper than throwing a baseball.
Dallas city officials who tallied up the cost for a parade celebrating the Mavericks' first NBA title last week say it came to $340,947.
Dirk Nowitzki is considering joining the German national team this summer to help their chances of qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Your NBA champs are getting some love on Capitol Hill. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) sponsored and passed a resolution congratulating the Dallas Mavericks on winning the Finals.
The face of the Dallas Mavericks laughed, sang and even seemed to tear up. For Dirk Nowitzki, the only thing that could come close to being an NBA champion for the first time was celebrating it with the fans in his adopted hometown of Dallas.
It's a spin on the Michael Jordan anthem "Like Mike," but tailored after the beloved Dallas Mavericks forward and NBA Finals MVP.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Dirk Nowitzki on winning the MVP in the Dallas Mavericks' NBA finals triumph.
Mark Cuban's idea to celebrate a championship with something other than rings is being soundly rejected by the Mavs organization.
Dirk and the boys are now taking their talents (and their trophy) to New York via satellite as they'll appear on the Late Show with David Letterman Wednesday night to present Letterman's signature Top Ten List.
Dirk Nowitzki was talking about the NBA championship capping his career wish list and how much it meant after all the heartbreaks along the way. Then he stopped, laughed and said, "I'm not going to retire or anything if that's what you think."
Dallas did quite well during the NBA Playoffs, earning an estimated $15 to $16 million, according to the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureaus.
With a roster featuring just one prime-of-his-career headliner, the Mavs won the old-fashioned way, with an emphasis on things like unselfishness.
Hundreds of jubilant basketball fans gathered at Love Field at as the jet carrying the NBA champion Mavericks landed back home in Dallas.
The governor in LeBron James' home state of Ohio has praised the Dallas Mavericks for their NBA title-clinching win over the Miami Heat.
Hundreds of fans in Dirk Nowitzki's hometown of Wuerzburg, Germany -- including his father, Joerg -- celebrated his first NBA title.
Dirk Nowitzki has been named MVP of the NBA finals for his huge role in leading the Dallas Mavericks to their first championship.
An hour before Game 6, Dirk Nowitzki was on the court alone, hoisting jumpers from his favorite spots around the foul line. He actually needed the work.
Dirk Nowitzki said Saturday that Dwyane Wade and LeBron James were "a little childish, a little ignorant" in a video that appears to show them mocking the Mavericks star's recent illness.
Heat guard Dwyane Wade thinks his bruised left hip will not be an issue for Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Wade went through some of Miami's practice on Saturday, took part in the regular team shooting games afterward and pronounced himself fully fit for Sunday night's win-or-else game against the Dallas Mavericks.
