The reason Dirk Nowitzki Becomes the 2019 World Cup Ambassador

Dirk Nowitzki decided to retire from the world of basketball in 2018-2019. However, his love for the sport never faded. Nowitzki is even willing to become an ambassador for the 2019 World Cup.

The former Dallas Mavericks player revealed that his career was over. He now has another role outside the field. According to him, by becoming a World Cup ambassador, he could help basketball develop in the international world.

"I have had great success in FIBA ​​competitions and it is always fun to compete at the highest level, so when they approach me to see if I want to do this, of course I participate," Nowitzki per Alex Squadron, Slam Online.

"Growing games internationally, growing games here in China - there are some amazing fans here - and we have some of the best athletes (here now for the World Cup), so it will definitely be a fun few weeks. Hopefully, we can grow this sport even more. "

Nowitzki himself is one of the best international players. His work in the NBA is very great. Nowitzki has even planted himself in the history of the great league of the world famous. His records while playing there became an important record for the NBA.

Nowitzki was also a champion in 2011. He managed to deliver the Mavericks to defeat the Miami Heat. Though the Heat was reinforced by a trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh.

Nowitzki is also in the top 10 most scorers of all time. He is ranked sixth with a total of 31,560 points. Nowitzki is right under Michael Jordan who is said to be the best player of all time.

After retiring, Nowitzki only had to remember all that. He once fought at the highest level and got many things from there. Now he must transmit that spirit to all corners of the world. One of them was through the 2019 World Cup.

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