On Oct. 1, the Dallas Mavericks unveiled two renovated basketball courts in Würzburg, Germany, in celebration of the Dirk Nowitzki-Stiftung‘s 20^th Anniversary. The Mavs’ Würzburg courts are the fourth international project by the Dallas Mavericks, following the donation of two courts in Celje, Slovenia in 2022, two courts in Madrid, Spain in 2023, and a court in Monterrey, Mexico earlier this year.

“We are pumped and proud to present this community, my hometown, with two beautiful courts. The Mavs are my family, Dallas is my new home, but this is where I grew up. So, for my two worlds to collide, to come together in a way like this for the community means a lot,” said Nowitzki. “I’m proud to watch and follow how the game has grown. To know that the Mavs and I were a little part of growing the game internationally, it means a lot.”

“In honor of Dirk Nowitzki, anything we can do to celebrate what Dirk has meant to the Mavericks, there’s no better place to do it than his hometown,” said Dallas Mavericks CEO Rick Welts. “For us to be here with Dirk today, to see all these kids playing on this court, this is what Dirk is all about, and this is what the Mavericks are all about.”

“It’s a great pleasure for us and a big honor that the Mavs are here,” said Mayor of Würzburg Judith Roth-Jörg. “And now there is a heritage from Dirk and the Mavericks in Würzburg for many years to come.”