'IS THIS A JOKE?' DIRK NOWITZKI ON THE TIME COACH DON NELSON TOLD HIM HE'D BE GUARDING PRIME SHAQ!

Dirk Nowitzki shares an LA story about the time head coach Don Nelson informed him pregame that he would be guarding Shaquille O'Neal. Shaq ended up dropping 46 pts on Dirk and the Dallas Mavericks.

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[qwyietgenius]

Qwyietgenius.shop for branded gear!!! Keep it G 🧠

[codyeble]

Don Nelson : it's gonna work
First play
Dirk : COACH!! ITS NOT WORKING!!!

[Uncle_Slevin]

Kareem skyhook, Dirk fadeaway, and Shaq's elbows are the most unstoppable moves of all time

[ionlymakeobviouscomments]

Shaq after hearing this story: "Google me CHUCK!"

[goldensperm]

The coach should've known that it was a bad idea the moment Dirk said "is this a joke?" 😂😂😂

[evifnoskcaj]

Dirk is so humble. His championship was so well deserved.❤

[demef]

DIrk showing the humility that endeared us all to him. A terrific player, but an even better human being, if you can imagine that!

[Fairfield]

Shaq got locked up by Dirk. He should've had 50 🤣🤣🤣

[justinlong]

I love how accurate these guys memories are to the plays. Video goes to show it

[jameszimmerman]

I love that Dirk is so humble, genuinely honest. Shaq was a beast. But there is one interesting fact: Dirk scored more points in his career than Shaq did.
Both those guys, great players...from back in the days of great basketball!!

[djohnsonx]

Prime Shaq was just unstoppable, no one could guard him!

[domdomdominoes]

Thanks for making basketball watchable all those years. Champ Detroit team season was watchable

[cavemanouttheeast]

Shawn Bradley was a walking punching bag😂😂😂 I swear he ruined my childhood as a Dallas native😂😂😂

[ChadCBurch]

Man, Dirk in todays NBA would’ve been even more deadly.

[Thomas-uysd]

Everyone talks about the GOAT arguments, but peak Shaq was unstoppable.

[vinspad]

Dec 5 2001

Dirk finishes with 33 and 14
Shaq gets 46 and 15
Bradley would go scoreless in only 11 minutes played.

Lakers win 98-94 after a comeback. Mavs were up 79-75 going into the 4th (and 55-48 at the half) when Shaq carried the Lakers with 13 points. Kobe, Fox, and Fisher were the only other scorers and would combine for 10.

The Lakers would go from halfway through the 2nd until 4 minutes in the 4th without the lead. In the last 6 minutes, Dallas would make 1 shot and 2 free throws with the Lakers going on a 13-4 run.

Dirk would go 0-2 fg and 1-2 FTs in the final 6 minutes while Shaq would go 3-4 fgs and 2-7 from the line.

Hack a Shack worked. But maybe Dirk wouldnt be rundown trying to guard Shaq and would have hit his shots at the end of the game.

[malakiyahamari]

The most I've ever heard Dirk speak honestly lol😂

[robertmitchell]

Dirk a real one for sharing that story. They couldn't deal with Big Shaq.

[DSRQ]

"I held Shaq to only 46 points that game."

[TTJJCC]

This is why it blows my mind when I see PJ Tucker or Draymond Green playing center. I know its not too many if any centers nowadays similar to Shaq size, but a lot of teams don't seem to exploit the size advantage when they have it.