Dirk Nowitzki tried to interact with the fans Wednesday night but was nearly taken to the ground while participating in a dunk contest
Nowitzki was trying to be fan friendly when he participated in a dunk contest before the Mavs' Game 3 against the Boston Celtics. The event took place outside of AmericanAirlines Center.
Nowitzki agreed to serve as the prop for one of the dunks. He held the ball above his shoulders so the dunker was supposed to grab the ball for a dunk. Instead, the leap wasn't high enough. He crashed into Nowitzki nearly causing him to fall.It appears Nowitzki wasn't injured. He will likely be in attendance for tonight's Game 4. The Mavs are hoping to stave off elimination against the favored Celtics, who are ahead 3-0.
Last summer Nowitzki was inducted into the Hall of Fame alongside longtime rival Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat. Wade and Nowitzki faced off in the NBA Finals twice, with each taking a series. Wade had his coming out party in 2006, leading the Heat to their first title in franchise history. Five years later, it was Nowitzki and the Mavs pulling off one of the greatest upsets in Finals history when they defeated a Heat team led by Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh.Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament.
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