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Dirk says ‘Hose me down!’ before water cannon salute at Love Field

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Dirk Nowitzki deserves all the tributes he has received and will continue to receive after retiring from the NBA Wednesday night.

The Dallas Mavericks’ legend and eventual first-ballot Hall of Famer got one final tribute while still an active Mavs’ player when the team plane was given a water cannon salute at Love Field Wednesday night after arriving from San Antonio.

Nowitzki sat in the cockpit with the two pilots as the plane made its way down the tarmac and between two firetrucks shooting water over either side of the plane.