It was a suggestion emailed from a fan to NBA commissioner Adam Silver that led to two NBA greats, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki and Miami’s Dwyane Wade, being added to the rosters for the 2019 All-Star Game.
“I get lots of emails as commissioner. People can go to our website and, in essence, email ideas to the commissioner and often complaints,” Silver said. “I asked my colleagues in the league office what they thought of it, and I spoke to both Mark Cuban, of course, the principal owner of the Mavericks, and Micky and Nick Arison at the Miami Heat, and asked them what they thought of the idea.