OAKLAND – Very high up the wall right across the hallway from the visitor’s locker room inside Oracle Arena is an obvious hole in the wall.
The hole came compliments of a chair thrown by Dallas Mavericks superstar forward Dirk Nowitzki out of frustration after the No. 1-seeded Mavs were eliminated in six games by the No. 8-seeded Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2007 NBA playoffs. It was the first time a No. 1 seed was eliminated by a No. 8 in NBA history.
And sometime after he got over that devastating loss, Nowitzki actually signed a spot below the hole in the wall.