Preston Hollow neighbor and Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki is officially a Hall of Fame basketball star.
The retired 14-time NBA All-Star was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday, Apr. 1.
Nowitzki is one of the headliners of the 2023 class alongside NBA players Dwayne Wade, Tony Parker and Pau Gasol and coaches Becky Hammon and Gregg Popovich.
Congratulations to 14x @NBAAllStar, 2006-07 @NBA MVP and 2011 NBA Champion, #23HoopClass inductee @swish41. pic.twitter.com/vq753j5LXC
— Basketball HOF (@Hoophall) April 1, 2023
“It shows how far the game has come and where it is today. I think maybe it’s the most unique class, I’d say, of all time, and that covers a lot of territory. It stands by itself as in its uniqueness,” Hall of Fame chairman Jerry Colangelo told The Associated Press.
“When Jerry called, I tried to stay all cool on the phone … but this is super cool,” Nowitzki told ESPN during the broadcast of the event.
The class will get its jackets and Hall of Fame rings on Aug. 11 in Uncasville, Connecticut, then the ceremony and their speeches will come on Aug. 12 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
