WASHINGTON – As Washington Wizards coach Scott Brooks watched the overwhelming praise, applause and tributes his fans went out of their way to give Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki on Wednesday night at the Capital One Arena, he wanted to make one major correction.
Sure, the Wizards fans kept wildly shouting “We Want Dirk, We Want Dirk” while the Mavs’ legendary forward was sitting on the bench late in the fourth quarter of Washington’s 132-123 win over the Mavs. But Brooks said:
“At the end, I think our fans had it all wrong. I thought that was a mistake on their part.