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Dirk Nowitzki Is an All-Star (Again)
Anthony Davis will sit out this weekend's NBA All-Star Game in New York thanks to a bum shoulder, meaning Dirk Nowitzki will make his 13th ASG appearance. Dirk is just the 12th player in NBA history to play in that many. And it's not just a lifetime achievement award. He is having a solid season, averaging more than 18 points and still doing all sorts of Dirk things. So, congratulatI SEE YOU, BIG GERMAN.
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Dirk Now No. 7 On NBA’s All-Time Scoring List
Last night, in an overtime win over the Brooklyn Nets, Dirk Nowitzki passed Moses Malone to move into seventh place on the NBA's all-time scoring list, after passing Hakeem Olajuwon and Elvin Hayes earlier in the season. He overtook Malone on a shot that actually mattered, a three-point dagger that closed the door on the Nets. To put Nowitzki's achievement into perspective, here is Mavs broadcaster Mark Followill:
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Dirk Nowitzki Is Now The Highest-Scoring Foreign-Born NBA Player Ever
It happened last night during the Mavs' awesome comeback over the Sacramento Kings -- who, P.S., have not beaten the Mavs in Dallas since 2003. He passed Hakeem Olajuwon, and it probably would have been more fitting if it had come off one of his patented, one-legged, lean-back jumpers, but a midrange shot is probably just as good. Dirk will more than likely finish just behind Shaquille O'Neal on the scoring list this season. If he plays through his entire three-year contract somewhere near this level, he has an outside shot -- no pun intended -- to finish his career ahead of Wilt Chamberlain as the No. 5 scorer of all-time. That is amazing. I SEE YOU, BIG GERMAN.
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Dirk Nowitzki Is (No Surprise) the Best Shooter In the NBA
So says Grantland's numbers guy Kirk Goldsberry:
Nowitzki integrates volume, efficiency, and ubiquity better than anyone right now. Moreover, he is hardly ever wide open when he shoots, with many of his attempts including a massive defender draped all over him. His quintessential move involves creating just a hair of separation from a defending forward like Ibaka and launching that fadeaway that never seems to miss. It’s unfair.You know I -- the man who popularized I SEE YOU, BIG GERMAN -- am not going to disagree. That said, it's pretty crazy, and strangely beautiful, seeing it all put together in a shot chart.
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Kacy Catanzaro Is A Ninja
You should watch this video of Kacy Catanzaro at the Dallas Finals of American Ninja Warrior because 1) some of what she does borders on the impossible, especially toward the end, and 2) the crowd reaction from watching her do things that border on the impossible is positively orgasmic. What up, Tim Brown?
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Dirk Nowitzki Takes Even Bigger Discount, Is The Best
When Dirk Nowitzki agreed -- no surprise -- to re-sign with the Mavericks, the terms were pegged at three years, $30 million. The "hometown discount," they call it. Considering that the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers were willing to make him a max offer (which would have been somewhere north of $20 million a year), that was a HUGE bargain. Today, Nowitzki officially signed his contract and the deal is even better: three years, $25 million. He lopped off another $5 million to help facilitate Chandler Parsons' new deal. He's the fourth-highest-paid player on the team. The fourth. Do I even have to say it? Okay, why not: I SEE YOU, BIG GERMAN.
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Former Dallas City Councilman Dave Neumann Did Not Get a Parking Ticket Today, and Likely Never Will
Time to dust off the campaign speeches.
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Let’s Help This Richardson Teenager Go to Prom With Miss Teen USA
He's cooked up a scheme where, if he gets 100,000 retweets on a Twitter post, he gets to go to the Richardson High School prom with Miss Teen USA, Cassidy Wolf.
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Will Jamie Benn’s Gold-Medal Play Lead to More Glory In Dallas?
He went from Olympic snub to Canadian hero. Now it's time to bring it all back home.
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State Rep. Jason Villalba, to Lt. Gov. Candidates: ‘Illegals Are People’
In a courteous but sharp note, Villalba addressed the tone of the recent lite guv debate.