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Dirk Nowitzki received a massive Christmas present on Christmas morning as the Dallas Mavericks unveiled an incredible monument of the great player outside of American Airlines Center.
When the club retired Nowitzki's No. 41 jersey earlier this year, team governor Mark Cuban vowed to create a statue in his honor, and this event fulfilled that promise. The monument depicts Nowitzki's famed one-legged fadeaway, which helped him establish himself as one of the finest players in NBA history. In his 21-year career, Nowitzki averaged 20.7 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.
Omri Amrany, the artist who created the monument, has created sculptures of other NBA luminaries such as Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Shaquille O'Neal. The monument features the shoes and jersey Nowitzki wore during the Mavericks' championship season in 2011, as well as a message that says, "Loyalty never goes away," at the base.
Nowitzki now ranks sixth all-time in NBA scoring with 31,560 points. He has been selected to 14 All-Star teams, 12 All-NBA teams, and has won an MVP and a Finals MVP. In 2023, he will be eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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