Mavs needed a little German warfare

"Why even bother calling them in the morning and telling my story if I was suspended, anyway?"

DALLAS -- For 10 NBA seasons -- and in two languages, at least -- Mavericks fans have been waiting, maybe hoping, for Dirk Nowitzki to bring on the Sturm und Drang.

To let loose some of that youthful German fire within his belly. To show his teeth, the few that he still has left.

So what happened this week, when Dirk finally chose to give us the graphic translation of a hard foul? The NBA told him to please watch Thursday night's Mavericks-Rockets game from a sports bar or something. Not at courtside. Read more

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