Germany, Dirk, Beer & Nash

Toronto Star reporter Chris Young may be busy in Germany drinking beer covering the World Cup, but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t find time to check in on Deutschland’s favourite 7-footer:

Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks tipped off the NBA Finals in the hour of the wolf time zone of 3:15 a.m. here this morning, and it made for some strange Mundial-defying moments:

Jorg and Helga Nowitzki were set to stay up all night, as they have for every one of their son’s games this playoff tournament, Dirk’s mom frequently leaving because she gets too nervous. “She went to bed at halftime of the game on Saturday night, she couldn’t take it,” said 63-year-old Herr Nowitzki, sitting in his office in neighbouring Gerbrunn. “Then she came in with a minute left and they were up by four points, and she’s all mad, ‘Why didn’t you wake me?’”

Damn! 3:15? And here I was whining about a 9 p.m. tip…

But the best part of the piece, by far, is this little gem concerning Dirk’s guitar pal, Steve Nash:

With the World Cup coming to Germany — although Ghana is training in Wurzburg, no games will be played here — the elder Nowitzki wouldn’t be surprised to see Nash, an avid fan, show up to catch some of the action.

“He always stays here. Five years ago he was over and there was a beer festival,” recalled Jorg Nowitzki. “Germans can drink beer — but Canadians! I think he drank about seven litres. He was boiled!”

Nowitzki Germany’s Latest Hero [TheStar.com]
Nash & Nowitzki, Guitar Pals [The Basketball Jones]

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By J.E. Skeets at 9:21 pm on 06.09.2006 — Tags: '06 Finals, Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, Mavericks

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One Response to “Germany, Dirk, Beer & Nash”

  1. Frank at 2:20 am on 06.10.2006

    Nice find, the world cup looks great this year. I love the feeling of not knowing who will win even if Brazil is favorite, I still think other teams have a good chance…

    …err…go basketball!

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