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Former Mavs guard clarifies stance after his Alperen Sengun vs Dirk Nowitzki remarks cause major stir




Dirk Nowitzki has cemented his place in basketball history for his role in revolutionizing the “stretch big” in the NBA. It’s no surprise, then, that fans are fiercely protective of the 2023 Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.

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Case in point: Netizens came to the German superstar’s defense after former Dallas Mavericks guard Shane Larkin claimed that Alperen Sengun, not Nowitzki, was the “best center” that he’d ever played with. The fan reaction to Larkin’s take was so intense that he had to post a clarification on his X account.

“I said… Dirk was a 4 man. A PF. Stop trying to create madness,” Larkin tweeted.

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