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Dirk Nowitzki	#41 \| Forward \| Dallas Mavericks

Height: 7-0 Weight: 245 Born: 1978-6-19, Wurzburg, West Germany

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December 18, 2004
The Dallas Morning News reports that Dirk Nowitzki said his sore ankle felt better after taking a couple of days off to rest the joint.

December 17, 2004
The Dallas Morning News reports that Dirk Nowitzki missed practice yesterday with an ankle injury that may keep him from practicing again today.

December 11, 2004
The Dallas Morning News reports that Dirk Nowitzki will be a game-time decision for Saturday night's game because of his sore ankle and his tailbone, which he landed hard on during Thursday's game.

November 25, 2004
Dirk Nowitzki was not expected to play through his sprained ankle on Wednesday, but he did. He played 35 minutes and scored 23 points with 11 boards.

November 24, 2004
Dirk Nowitzki has been ruled out of tonight's game due to his sprained ankle, according to the Dallas Morning News. It's possible he could return to action on Friday.

November 22, 2004
Dirk Nowitzki will miss the next seven to ten days because of his sprained left ankle, according to the AP. He twisted his ankle late in the second quarter Sunday night. Nowitzki had an MRI on Monday that showed no serious damage to the ankle.

November 22, 2004
It appears the sprained ankle Dirk Nowitzki sustained last night is serious enough that he'll miss some games. He is scheduled for an MRI today. "We don't know how bad, but it is not good," coach Don Nelson said. "We can't catch a break with injuries. We have done well up to this point, but like I said before, the one guy we can't afford to lose is Nowitzki and now we have lost him for a while." Nowitzki has had problems with his ankles throughout his career.

November 21, 2004
Dirk Nowitzki left Sunday's game with 2 1/2 minutes left in the second quarter after suffering a twisted left ankle, according to the AP. Nowitzki is Dallas' leading scorer and rebounder with 27.3 points and 10.6 rebounds per game.

November 12, 2004
Not only did Dirk Nowitzki play through his sore ankle to score 41 points last night, he also had a sore hand. Teammate Dan Dickau accidentally slammed Nowitzki's shooting hand in a cab door on Wednesday, according to the Dallas Morning News. "I said, 'Dude, open the door. My fingers are in there,' " Nowitzki said. His fingers were not seriously injured.

November 11, 2004
Despite being hobbled by an ankle injury, Dirk Nowitzki scored 41 points and pulled down 10 rebounds on Thursday night.

November 11, 2004
The Dallas Morning News reports that Dirk Nowitzki was was moving around better Wednesday on his right ankle, in which bone spurs caused inflammation during games Monday and Tuesday.

November 10, 2004
Dirk Nowitzki admitted yesterday that he has been bothered by the bone spurs in his right ankle the last two games, according to the Dallas Morning News. He plans to play through the soreness.

October 20, 2004
Dirk Nowitzki will be in Germany until Friday to be with his family after his grandmother died, according to the Dallas Morning News. He will miss two games.

October 19, 2004
Dirk Nowitzki will play tonight after suffering an ankle sprain that forced him from Sunday's game in the third quarter, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

October 18, 2004
Dirk Nowitzki was forced to leave Sunday's preseason game due to a mild left ankle sprain, according to the AP. He's been bothered regularly by ankle problems the last couple of years.

March 12, 2004
Dirk Nowitzki was limited last night because he played despite a case of the flu, according to the Dallas Morning News.

January 24, 2004
Dirk Nowitzki said he may undergo surgery during the offseason to remove bone spurs from his right ankle, according to the Dallas Morning News. "If I don\'t have to have surgery, I don\'t want to," Nowitzki said.

January 21, 2004
Dirk Nowitzki was slowed during the second half of Tuesday\'s game by a sprained left thumb sustained in the first half, according to the AP.

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