![Dirk Nowitzki regrets not reaching out to the only NBA star who offered to help him as a rookie — “I just didn't want to bother him with my petty rookie problems” - Dirk Nowitzki regrets not reaching out to the only NBA star who offered to help him as a rookie — “I just didn't want to bother him with my petty rookie problems” -](https://www.basketballnetwork.net/.image/t_share/MTkxNzY2ODAwMTA1NDgxNzE0/dirk-nowitzki.jpg)
Dirk Nowitzki regrets not reaching out to the only NBA star who offered to help him as a rookie — “I just didn't want to bother him with my petty rookie problems” -
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Basketball Reference on Twitter: "Today in 2011: Dirk Nowitzki scores 48 points in a 121-112 win vs. the Thunder in Game 1 of the WCF. Dirk went 24/24 from the free-throw line,
![Basketball Reference on Twitter: "On this day 44 years ago, 14x All Star and 2011 NBA Champion Dirk Nowitzki was born in Wurzburg, Germany. Nowitzki was drafted 9th overall in 1998 and Basketball Reference on Twitter: "On this day 44 years ago, 14x All Star and 2011 NBA Champion Dirk Nowitzki was born in Wurzburg, Germany. Nowitzki was drafted 9th overall in 1998 and](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FVnllUWXwAAkpdv.jpg:large)