Tomorrow, the Mavericks will retire Dirk Nowitzki's jersey. Recently, Nowitzki was interviewed by reporters.
Speaking about choosing to retire, Nowitzki said: "In the last two years of my career, I grew a lot of bone spurs, and I had difficulty even running. But I still played about 80 games. So, I said, 'Maybe it's better for us to remove the bone spurs and then improve the condition of the ankle.' ’”
"But things didn't go as planned, in fact, I played harder after that. It took me a long time to keep the game in shape, so, unfortunately, the last two seasons, injuries deprived me of the pleasure of playing. ”
"My ankle told me it was time to leave."