It came as no surprise that Brittney Griner, who was voted as a two-time Associated Press Player of the Year at Baylor University, was selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the Phoenix Mercury in Monday’s WNBA. “It’s a dream come true, I’m like a little kid in Disney World the first time meeting [...]
Shane Battier: NBA Will Someday Have A Woman Player
April 5, 2013 | Posted by
Miami Heat forward Shane Battier, who has had his share of pickup basketball games with women, predicts that the NBA will someday have a female player. “There’s no doubt that in our lifetime, there will be a woman NBA player,” Battier told ESPN.com after Thursday’s Heat practice. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban ignited the conversation [...]
Kobe Bryant Plays, But Lakers Flop In Dwight Howard Debut
October 31, 2012 | Posted by
The Los Angeles Lakers looked a lot like the Los Angeles Lakers of last season, which is not how it was expected to be with Steve Nash and Dwight Howard joining Kobe Bryant. They had not won a preseason game and nothing changed in the regular-season opener, falling at home to the Dallas Mavericks, who [...]
Mavericks Lose Dirk Nowitzki to Knee Surgery
October 19, 2012 | Posted by
The Dallas Mavericks have suffered their first loss of the season due to the arthroscopic surgery on the right knee of star Dirk Nowitzki. Nowitzki, who is 34, will miss at least six weeks rehabbing his knee and the beginning part of the regular season. Nowitzki sat out the Mavericks’ last three preseason games due [...]
Jessica Olsson And Dirk Nowitzki Photo Confirm Wedding
July 30, 2012 | Posted by
Jessica Olsson and Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki may prove their union took place with what could be a wedding photo. It was previously believed that the basketball star and his girlfriend did not wed in a traditional African ceremony in Kenya nearly two weeks ago. According to popular gossip site MediaTakeout, “According to a [...]
Charles Barkley Says He Recruited Dirk Nowitzki To Auburn
July 2, 2012 | Posted by
Charles Barkley being Charles Barkley — that is to say, most anything will come out of his mouth — you have to take this not as fact, but as, well, something perhaps close to fact. In any case, before Dallas Mavericks’ forward Dirk Nowitzki’s charity baseball game in Frisco, Texas over the weekend, Barkley said [...]
Serena Williams and Jessica Olsson Stuns At The 2011 ESPY Awards
July 14, 2011 | Posted by
Update – Serena Williams and Jessica Olsson were stunners at the 2011 ESPY awards. Serena Williams, top tennis champion and entrepreneur – check. But who is Jessica Olsson? Jessica is the girlfriend of the NBA Finals MVP, Dirk Nowitzki, but more importantly the only non-sports figure that managed to grab ALL the attention without ever [...]
