The NBA 75th Anniversary Team member joined Yahoo Sports senior NBA writer Vincent Goodwill to discuss the American release of his book “The Great Nowitzki” and his battles against the top power forwards of his era, in particular some testy exchanges with Kevin Garnett.
Dirk joined Yahoo Sports to promote his book “The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life”, which will be released on March 15 – buy your copy here.
Video Transcript
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VINCENT GOODWILL: Welcome back to Yahoo Sports. I’m Vincent Goodwill here with basketball Hall of Famer, basketball lifer, Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk is promoting his new book, The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life. Dirk, thanks for joining us today. As one of the most beloved figures in basketball, what made you decide to take part in a book? Most guys wait a little bit. You’ve kind of come a few years after retirement.
DIRK NOWITZKI: Yeah. So actually this book has been out in Germany for a couple of years. Now,…