A post over at db.com..
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=268&f...o=MS_155998637
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Posted: Today 8:03 PM
Dirk: Yahoo! Article & Awesome Story of Dirk
Was reading an article from Yahoo! About Dirk and his upcoming FA. Mostly stuff rehashed from other articles.
sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-bal...-221906520.html
Was reading the user comments and came across this awesome story of Dirk.
By Andy:
Dirk is not someone that just talks about being apart of the community, he really is out there to make DFW a better place... My cousin's niece was in Children's hospital here in Dallas for 3-4 months towards the end of 2012 waiting for a "match" for a new heart, it is something she had been dealing with since birth. Dirk came and visited her in the hospital and the two really hit it off - not long after Dirk came and visited her, she received a match for a new heart - Dirk sent prayers her way and checked to make sure everything went okay with the operation... (Side note - her birthday was just two days before the transplant)... This season, my cousin received tickets to a mavericks game and the little girl and her family were able to go with her - somehow Dirk was notified that she was going to be there and he made it a point that they come and visit him in the locker room after the game... Dirk not only spent an hour after the game (in a losing effort) with her and the family, but he took pictures and he just hung out with them - the best part of the story was Dirk remembered her, it happened to be around the same time as her birthday and he actually said "You're turning 8 in a couple weeks aren't you? Isn't it December 22nd?" (He was exactly right)... Dirk is a super star basketball player that has changed the power forward position forever, but he's also an immaculate person that is a terrific role model for kids to look up to! Obviously, he's a team first guy too, because he could request making $24 mil a year and making the franchise suffer, but he wants another ring before his run ends! All class!
Seriously, Dirk is an amazing amazing individual. You can't explain how great he is to Dallas and the Mavericks & to the NBA.
Last edited Today 8:04 PM by HEYWOODjablomi
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