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Although Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki hasn't announced if this is going to be his last year in the NBA, fans are treating it like it is. That emotional reality continued to unfold on Monday in Brooklyn when the Mavs took on the Nets at Barclays Center.
In the fourth quarter of a blowout game, Nowitzki hit his first shot of the game and Nets fans went crazy:
Barclays Center explodes for Dirk Nowitzki’s first basket of the game. pic.twitter.com/Fsq6pAwvl6
— Kristian Winfield (@Krisplashed) March 5, 2019
Nets fans had a blast on Monday. They saw their team destroy the Mavs by a final score of 127-88 and got to see Dirk Nowitzki, one of the greatest players in NBA history, hit a shot from the field for possibly the last time. Not a bad night if you were at the game.
Nowitzki finished with four points. The future Hall of Famer shot just 2-of-13 from the field and was 0-of-7 beyond the arc. It's kind of sad that the last we may see of Dirk is playing out in this fashion, but it doesn't take away from how dominant a player he was during his prime. Fans just want to show their appreciation for him.
Nowitzki signed a one-year deal with the Mavs last summer. We'll see if he'll come back next season and play with Kristaps Porzingis for at least one year.
