Dirk Nowitzki was born on Monday, June 19th, 1978, in Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, as Dirk Werner Nowitzki. Dirk is a very active athlete & has become an actor, in sports events, especially basketball. He is best-known for being 24 for 24 in Western Conference Finals' Game 1, on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011, versus Oklahoma CIty Thunder. (This was the third round, Dallas Mavericks' first round opponent was Portland Trail-Blazers. Second round, Dallas swept defending NBA Champion team, Los Angeles Lakers the previous two seasons 4 to 0 & Dallas was 4 & 2, in the NBA Finals, versus Miami Heat. After going 24 for 24 at the free-throw line, (& 24 additional points from field goals, his score total of game one was 48). He was voted in as 2011's NBA Finals' MVP, after leading Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Championship. Nowitzki: Der perfekte Wurf (2014). Two others were 2011 NBA All-Star Game (2011) & 2003 NBA All-Star Game (2003). Dirk married Jessica Olsson, on Friday, July 20th, 2012. Dirk & Jessica's parenthood began on Wednesday, July 24th, 2013, (369 days = 52 weeks & 5 days) after matrimony, when their daughter was born. 20 months later, (608 days = 86 weeks & 6 days), differ between his daughter's date of birth & son's date of birth. Tuesday, March 24th, 2015, as their son was born. Show less «