Dirk Nowitzki, at least based on the size of his gut, is probably enjoying retirement life a little too much. And while the Dallas Mavericks icon wants all of us to know it, he also insists we refrain from judging him.
Nowitzki, about three months removed from playing his final game in the NBA, admitted on Twitter that he “sucked in” his stomach for the first time during a family photo on Thursday.
We took a family photo today and I secretly sucked in my belly for the first time… don’t judge. I know you have all done it!
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) July 11, 2019
Nowitzki retired in April following a legendary 21-year NBA career spent entirely with the Mavericks, a record for number of seasons a player has spent with a single team. He played in 14 All-Star Games and was named All-NBA 12 times, highlights of individual award and statistical achievement that make him arguably the greatest European ever to play in the NBA. Nowitzki, of course, will be forever remembered for leading Dallas to the title in 2011 over LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and the Miami Heat, a championship that stands apart from every other since given his status as the Mavericks' lone superstar.
Nowitzki's lasting impact on the game as its first perimeter-oriented, sweet-shooting, superstar seven-footer looms even larger than his career-defining title, helping pave the way for so many current players cut from a similar cloth. Probably one of the 25 or so best players of all-time, he belongs even higher on the league's individual hierarchy purely from the perspective of legacy.
Injured for the beginning of last season and severely limited in terms of mobility, Dirk Nowitzki averaged 7.3 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 35.9 percent from the floor in 2018-19, all career-lows.
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