Dirk Nowitzki announced his retirement and played his final basketball game after a record 21 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. Nowitzki established a legendary career piling up accolades of all degrees along the way.
While the Big German didn’t officially announce this season as his last, it was widely expected he would hang it up, and fans at every arena took the opportunity to send off one of the most influential players in league history with standing ovations and roars of applause each time Dirk took the floor.
As the league has processed Nowitzki’s announcement, players and organizations of all sectors have taken the time to celebrate Dirk’s historic career.