A Magazine by the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation
FORTYONEall Dirk's story, your story Assist Court Vision The Dirkument The Circle What's up, Dirk?

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All articles

All articles

Dirk's story, your story

What Dirk means to you.

What Dirk means to you.

Assist

What the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation is working on.

What the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation is working on.

Court Vision

Moving Pictures.

Moving Pictures.

The Dirkument

Dirk's story. Stories from Dirk. Stories we tell about Dirk.

Dirk's story. Stories from Dirk. Stories we tell about Dirk.

The Circle

The inner circle. Stories from companions, friends and friendly opponents.

The inner circle. Stories from companions, friends and friendly opponents.

What's up, Dirk?

Update from Dirk

Update from Dirk

Christmas with Uncle Dirk

Dirk visited the Children’s Medical Center in Dallas and brightened the young patients' day.

____von FORTYONE.

The Nowitzki Way

Dirk Nowitzki made it all the way from Wuerzburg, Germany, to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Thomas Pletzinger recounts Dirk's long and improbable journey.

____von Thomas Pletzinger.

Food Drive 2023

The Dirk Nowitzki Foundation just held its Fall Food Drive to help 1,000 families in the coming holiday weeks. In partnership with the Dallas Tennis and Education Academy.

____von FORTYONE.

The Great Nowitzki is finally here

In 2012, the writer Thomas Pletzinger went to Dallas to write about Dirk – and then accompanied him until the end of his great career. The German bestseller is now finally available in English – and FORTYONE has an exclusive sneak peek for you!

____von Thomas Pletzinger & Tobias Zielony.

Dishing Out Meals for Moms

Together with the Heroes and Mark Cuban Foundations, the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation provided meals for hundreds of Dallas families to celebrate Mother's Day.

____von Bobby Karalla.

A Mother’s Day Gift

The Dirk Nowitzki Foundation is teaming up with Mark Cuban and the Heroes Foundation to provide meals for Dallas families this Mother's Day.

____von Bobby Karalla.

Dirk helps Dallas ‘Feed the Fight’

As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout North Texas, Dirk Nowitzki and many others are stepping up to help medical professionals and those in need.

____von Bobby Karalla.

Spirit of Compassion

Dirk and Jessica Nowitzki were honored with the Spirit of Compassion Award at the third annual UNICEF Gala.

____von Bobby Karalla.

Signed, Nowitzki

The City of Dallas renames the road outside American Airlines Center to honor Dirk Nowitzki's contributions to the Mavericks, the game of basketball, and the city.

____von Bobby Karalla.

The Dirk Nowitzki Foundation and Heart House

Watch to learn more about Heart House, an incredible DFW organization which provides after-school support, education, therapy, and much more for children of refugee families.

____von FORTYONE.

The Dirk Nowitzki Foundation and G.E.M

Take a look at some of the extraordinary work that Girls Embracing Mothers (G.E.M) is doing to empower girls with mothers in prison to break the cycle of incarceration and lead successful lives with vision and purpose.

____von FORTYONE.

The Nowitzki Way

The Dallas City Council unanimously approved renaming a portion of Olive Street to Nowitzki Way.

____von Bobby Karalla.

Champions for Charity 2019

Dirk in goal – only at the Champions for Charity-soccer game in Germany. FORTYONE was there.

____von FORTYONE.

Exceeding the Goal

North Texas Giving Day brings in a record-setting total in 2019.

____von FORTYONE.

An International Legacy Continues

Dirk Nowitzki has been appointed Chair of the FIBA Players Commission for the 2019-23 term.

____von Bobby Karalla.

A Teammate’s Legacy

»There’s no timeline. You can start right away.« Dwight Powell shares what he learned from playing with Dirk Nowitzki about how to make a difference on and off the floor.

____von Bobby Karalla.

Giving Back To Their Home

Dirk and Jessica Nowitzki are this year's honorary chairs of North Texas Giving Day.

____von Bobby Karalla.

Game, Set, Match

Tickets for the 2019 Dirk Nowitzki Pro Celebrity Tennis Classic are on sale now!

____von FORTYONE.

Time Of Your Life

21 years. The last two games. FORTYONE was there.

____von FORTYONE.

41.21.1.

Fortyone. Twentyone. One. The stars of the NBA say goodbye to Dirk Nowitzki. The official video of the Dallas Mavericks.

____von The Well Creative.

»This game has given me so much«

We all have followed his great career, rooted for him, were moved by his farewell. After the storm, Dirk talked to FORTYONE about it all.

____von FORTYONE.

The Buzzer

In his final season, Dirk was cheered by opposing fans. Bobby Karalla tells the story of how this happened.

____von Bobby Karalla.

The First Bucket

Dirk Nowitzki is in his 21st season with the same team – a first in the history of the NBA. Bobby Karalla describes the very first seconds of this record season.

____von Bobby Karalla.

Music to his Ears

Los Angeles, Shanghai and Randersacker – The photographer Tobias Zielony and the writer Thomas Pletzinger accompanied Dirk Nowitzki for months. FORTYONE has a sample of their reporting for you.

____von Thomas Pletzinger & Tobias Zielony.

»Call me Moritz«

In his life, Moritz Wagner has often been compared to Dirk. Then he entered the big stage himself. Before he did, he told FORTYONE of a lost photo, a trip to Detroit and about what all this has to do with Dirk.

____von Moritz Wagner.

Now I’m here.

He's from Wuerzburg, he's tall, he can shoot, he plays for the Mavericks – Maxi Kleber showed FORTYONE around Dallas. His new town.

____von FORTYONE & Thomas Pletzinger.

Love 15. Love 30. Love 41.

The Pro Celebrity Tennis Classic in Dallas – with Owen Wilson, Donald Young, Andy Roddick and many more. And FORTYONE.

____von Thomas Pletzinger & FORTYONE.

Our Favorite Son

When Dirk hosts his annual Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game, everybody is there: Mavericks, Cowboys, tennis pros, 10.000 enthusiastic fans. And FORTYONE.

____von FORTYONE & Thomas Pletzinger.

The House that Dirk built

Dirk Nowitzki is a superstar in Germany – but in the US, he is »Saint Dirk«. The writer Thomas Pletzinger met him in Dallas.

____von Thomas Pletzinger.