I loved, loved the way Dirk left the court right after the trophy.
Actually more than that, he let them hand him the trophy, held it up, and then immediately faded to the back of the crowd of players and just stood there politely for a minute. Even while he was out there he wasn't interested in celebrating at all. Then he quietly, without a single word, just turned around and walked off into the tunnel alone without looking back. And then when ESPN showed a wide show, you could see the team noticing he was gone one by one, and then turning around to follow him. There was Dirk, and then like 50 feet behind him a stream of white jerseys turning around and following him through the crowd off the court.
It was like Dirk sending a message to the entire team. We aren't done. Follow me, we have more to do. And follow him they did.
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