On January 6, after the NBA regular season Lone Ranger's 99-92 home victory over the Warriors, it was the retirement ceremony of the legendary Nowitzki's jersey. German superstar Nowitzki is the greatest player in the history of the Lone Rangers, and he played for 21 seasons on the team, staging a moving story of one man and one city, during which he also helped the team win the championship trophy. On an individual level, Nowitzki's career score of 31,560 points is the sixth in league history, and other individual statistics are at the top of the Lone Ranger's history. His signature Golden Rooster independent back-up jumper on the field is also the object of countless imitations, and today the Lone Ranger retired from Nowitzki's No. 41 shirt.
During the halftime of the Mavericks and Warriors game, team owner Cuban and team CEO Ms. Cynthia Marshall donated 2541 cents to the Dirk Foundation, and they took a group photo with Nowitzki. Today's Lone Rangers players all wear the number 41 costume to pay tribute to the legend.
Tony Parker, Marion, Barria, Butler, Kidd, Stojakovich and others all came to the scene to witness the historic moment. Nowitzki appears with his wife and children. Nowitzki's eyes were moist when he saw the tribute video the Lone Ranger had made for him.
There was an unprecedented grand scene, there was a traditional drum band of loners, and a symphony band, and when the president of the NBA delivered a speech, he said that he had never seen such a high-praise ceremony, and blessed Dirk with a great career.
Lone Ranger coach Kidd did not forget to ridicule when he spoke, saying that he gave you a 10-day contract, would you like to come back? The audience laughed.
Each transition and guest appearance was not carried out by the host, but by the live broadcast of people from all walks of life to pay tribute to Nowitzki and the highlights of his career.
Cuban unveiled a statue inside the stadium, but it was small, and Cuban joked that the budget was limited, but soon he said he promised a bigger one, and that no matter where the team moved, the statue was in front of the stadium.
Cuban said: "Because of your greatness, we printed your avatar on the floor, and because of your greatness, we raised your jersey above the arena so that everyone can witness it." ”
Then Nowitzki appeared, shouted MVP on the spot, Nowitzki recalled that when he first came to the United States, no one knew, and Nowitzki also thanked many people, including the president, Cuban, all the friends who blessed in the video, and so on.
Nowitzki did not forget to tease Kidd, the other side just ridiculed himself, Nowitzki said: "When I first came to the team, I think it was the staff from where, so old. ”
Nowitzki thanked the Lone Ranger's management, as well as the Nelson father and son, for coming home to get to know him. Nowitzki also thanked Coach Carlisle, who led the team to win the championship, and thanked all the assistant coaches. Speaking of Nash and Finley, it was like brotherhood. Thank you to the team-mates who won the championship and the fans on the spot.
Nord King did not forget Versailles: at that time, the whole team played out their own characteristics and characteristics, so we decided to do something and won the championship.
Nowitzki said that in addition to the people who thanked the Lone Rangers, there are many people who are not on the team, but they still give themselves great help, including sponsors and so on. Finally, I thanked my son and his family, and thanked my husband for giving birth to an outstanding daughter.
In the finale, Nowitzki's No. 41 shirt took off, he pressed the button with his family, and his No. 41 jersey was officially hung on the arena, a moment of glory, congratulations to Nowitzki.