Ahead of what is likely his final home game, Nowitzki’s peers reflect on their favorite memories of the star by James Herbert @outsidethenba Apr 9, 2019 at 10:48 am ET • 46 min read Before a Dallas Mavericks practice in January, Dirk Nowitzki lined up for a race with Dennis Smith Jr. The 40-year-old started at halfcourt, the 21-year-old at the baseline. 3 … 2 … 1 … Smith took off. Nowitzki did not. ”He was like, ‘Nah, not ready. Not ready. Let’s get to practice,'” Mavericks forward Ryan Broekhoff said. Smith does not buy the idea that Nowitzki wasn’t warmed up.”It took him too long to start,” Smith said. “I accelerated quicker than he did. Once he seen that, he looked back. He was like, ‘Oh, he’s behind me.’ He just gave it up. Smart.”The genesis of the race, according to Smith, who is now with the New York Knicks: “He was in the locker room selling woof tickets basically, saying everybody say he moves slow, and this, that and the third. He bet $10,000 in a foot race that nobody will beat him if he starts at halfcourt and they start from full court. So I came in there and I… Read full this story
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