With the Dallas Mavericks retiring # 41 in honor of Dirk Nowtizki, we rounded up five fun facts about the NBA legend: 5. His mom played basketball in the Olympics for Germany and his dad was an accomplished handball player 4. He loves David Hasselhoff, so much so that he'd sing 'Looking for Freedom' at the free throw line to calm himself down 3. He dropped 30 points during his last home game in 2019 in a W over the Phoenix Suns 2. He's visited hospitals for over a decade every year around Christmas time and would show up with gifts too 1. He gave the Mavs an estimated $78 million in hometown discounts during the final 8 seasons of his career LEGEND #41Forever