Overview
- Nowitzki entered the FIBA Hall of Fame on Tuesday in Berlin, becoming only the second German honoree after Detlef Schrempf.
- During his speech a teleprompter failure forced him to read from his phone, which he later joked was more stressful than taking two late free throws.
- He delivered an emotional tribute to longtime mentor Holger Geschwindner, telling him he shaped him as a person as well as a player.
- He praised the current national team that won the 2023 world title and the 2025 European title and said he wishes he could have played with them in his prime.
- He closed a 21-season career with the 2011 NBA championship and 2023 Naismith Hall induction, and for Germany he logged 153 caps with World Cup bronze in 2002 and EuroBasket silver in 2005.