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Dirk Nowitzki Comments on Retirement Plans, Health and More
- Updated: April 26, 2016
A day after taking his fourth first-round loss in the last five years, Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki announced he’ll be back in 2016-17 to try it all again.
“I definitely won’t retire. That’s out of the question. I felt great this year,” Nowitzki said Tuesday, per ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon.
Nowitzki, who turns 38 on June 19, has a player option for $8.69 million next season. He said, per Bobby Karalla of the team’s official site, following Monday’s 118-104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder that he intends to honor his contract, which means he’ll likely be picking up that option. The team-friendly deal was meant to give Dallas room to sign a superstar-laden supporting cast, but things haven’t worked out as planned.
The Mavs limped their way to a 42-40 regular-season record and were dispatched in five games by Oklahoma City. Nowitzki was left to play without second- and third-leading scorers Chandler Parsons and Deron Williams for much of the series due to injuries. Parsons may have already …
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