{"product_id":"i-see-you-big-german-dirk-nowitzki-and-what-he-means-to-dallas-and-me-paperback","title":"I See You Big German: Dirk Nowitzki and What He Means to Dallas (and Me) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZac Crain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1990's, Dallas was a basketball wasteland. Along came Dirk Nowitzki, a towering Würzburg, Germany native with a cool efficiency and the ability to make shots from seemingly impossible angles. In the years thereafter, Nowitzki would spend his entire 21-season NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks, the longest tenure of any one player with one team in the league's history, and lead them to their first and only NBA championship, while being named a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA Team member, and the first European player to receive the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Zac Crain, award-winning journalist for \u003ci\u003eD Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e who moved to Dallas the same year that Nowitzki began his career in the city, memorializes Nowitzki's career through a lyric essay reminiscent of Hanif Abdurraqib's \u003ci\u003eGo Ahead in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e that mixes the author's story with the basketball legend's, charting the highs and lows (and mostly highs) of the Mavs' all-time statistical leader's career. By paying homage to Dallas' star basketball player, author Zac Crain connects the Mavs' success with the growth of the city itself, and what the sport means to Dallas' now basketball-obsessed citizens.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZac Crain is senior editor of \u003ci\u003eD Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written about the explosion in West, Texas; legendary country singer Charley Pride; Tony Dorsett's struggle with life after football; and imaginary meetings with a mosquito and a Pegasus. Crain is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Pedestrian's Recent History of Dallas\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Deep Vellum in 2020, as well as 2009's \u003ci\u003eBlack Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of \"Dimebag\" Darrell Abbott\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Dallas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45916600041574,"sku":"9781646050352","price":23.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/2uwTxJXio09781646050352.webp?v=1783522258","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/i-see-you-big-german-dirk-nowitzki-and-what-he-means-to-dallas-and-me-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}