Everything Mavs fans need to know about Dirk Nowitzki’s jersey retirement, including how to watch

The day is almost here.

After Wednesday’s game against the Warriors, the Dallas Mavericks will raise Dirk Nowitzki’s No. 41 jersey in the rafters at American Airlines Center.

To honor the franchise’s No. 1 star, who played all 21 of his NBA seasons with the Mavericks and won the team its only championship, Mark Cuban is — naturally — going all out.

Here are some of the things Cuban and the Mavs have planned for Nowitzki’s special night.

Ceremony

The Mavericks’ game against the Warriors will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Immediately following the game, the jersey retirement ceremony will begin. The ceremony will highlight “Nowitzki’s greatest moments in Dallas Mavericks history with videos, music and entertainment will be held for all fans in attendance,” according to a team press release.

Nowitzki, Cuban, Mavericks coach Jason Kidd and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver will be in attendance.

How to watch

Nowitzki’s jersey retirement ceremony, which will begin 10 minutes after the conclusion of Wednesday’s game, will air live on Bally Sports Southwest, NBA TV, http://NBA.com, the NBA App and the ESPN App.

Mavs in the rafters

Nowitzki’s No. 41 jersey will be the fourth Maverick’s to go up in the rafters at American Airlines Center. Here are the other Mavs who have had their jersey retired.

• Brad Davis (#15),
• Rolando Blackman (#22)
• Derek Harper (#12)

Memorabilia

Fans lucky enough to be in attendance for Nowitzki’s big night will receive the following Nowitzki memorabilia

— Special edition NFT

— Commemorative tickets

— Rally towels

— Fan clappers

*Exclusive Nowitzki Mitchell & Ness gear for this momentous occasion will be available at dallasmavs.shop tomorrow at 10 a.m., as well as the pop-up store on the South Plaza and Victory Park at 4:30 p.m. and in arena stores during the game. No ticket to the game is required to shop the Plaza.

Museum showcase

Starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, fans can tour a special museum showcase from Nowitzki’s personal collection, which will be on display inside the concourse. The museum will include All-Star and championship rings, jerseys, shoes and memorabilia from his history with the Mavericks. See a full list of the items below.

Nowitzki’s game-used basketballs

• 31,000 career points
• 30,000 career points
• 25,000 career points
• 10,000 career points
• 50,000 minutes played
• 29 points in the 4th quarter
• Scored 53 points
• 10,000 career rebounds

Nowitzki’s game-worn shoes

• 2008 All-Star game
• 2010-12 All-Star games
• 2014-15 All-Star games
• 2019 All-Star game
• 6th all-time scoring (first time)
• 6th all-time scoring (second time)
• 10th all-time scoring
• 11th all-time scoring

Nowitzki’s game-worn jerseys

• 2004-07 All-Star games
• 2009 All-Star games
• 2014-15 All-Star games
• 2019 All-Star game
• 6th all-time scoring (first time)
• 6th all-time scoring (second time)
• 7th all-time scoring
• 50,000 minutes player
• 30,000 career points
• 28,000 career points

Nowitzki’s milestone moment jerseys

• Final career game (41.21.1.)
• 2006 finals jersey
• 31,000 career points

Nowitzki’s rings

• 2002-12 All-Star games
• 2014-15 All-Star game
• 2019 All-Star game
• 2011 championship ring

Nowitzki’s trophies

• 2011 Finals MVP trophy
• 2007 NBA MVP trophy
• 2011 championship trophy

Game-used nets from

• Game 5 of the 2011 NBA Finals
• Dirk’s 30,000 career point night
• Dirk’s final career game (41.21.1.)

Basketballs

• 2011 championship team autographed basketball
• 2011 championship team “THE CHAMPIONS” autographed basketball
• Nowitzki autographed basketball

To read more about Dirk’s career, visit SportsDay’s career retrospective at dallasnews.com/dirk.

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