Dirk Nowitzki and Salah Mejri’s week in South Africa produced a fun game of basketball, a lifetime of memories for thousands of kids, a Swahili sound bite, and one of the most potent Mavs memes we’ve seen in some time. Nowitzki and Team World took down Mejri and Team Africa, 108-97, in NBA Africa […]
Dirk Nowitzki and Salah Mejri are teammates, but for one day they’ll do battle against each other. The German legend has been in Johannesburg, South Africa, the last few days with the first Tunisian-born player in NBA history and some of the NBA’s biggest stars ahead of NBA Africa Game 2017, an exhibition contest played […]
Mavs forward Dirk Nowitzki will captain Team World in this summer’s NBA Africa Game 2017. Nowitzki, who turned 39 today, will team up with Hornets guard and co-captain Kemba Walker, Blazers guard C.J. McCollum, and other players to take on Team Africa in Johannesburg on Aug. 5. Lakers forward Luol Deng and Hawks wing Thabo […]