NEW YORK — Dirk Nowitzki's 21st NBA season will include a trip in China.
His Dallas Mavericks will play a pair of preseason games against the Philadelphia 76ers there, 10 years after Nowitzki played for Germany in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He will become the first player in NBA history to play 21 seasons with the same franchise.
The league announced Tuesday that the Mavericks and 76ers will meet Oct. 5 in Shanghai and then Oct. 8 in Shenzhen.
The 76ers, who are back in the playoffs this season, have a large international fan base.