<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">FRANKFURT, Germany -- Dirk Nowitzki has received permission from the Dallas Mavericks to join the German national team for warmup games before next month's European championship. Nowitzki had been practicing on his own, but Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban has said the forward can now start practicing and playing with his national team, the German basketball federation said Tuesday. The NBA star's insurance against injury covers the Sept. 16-25 championship in Serbia-Montenegro. Germany is staging a four-nation tournament this weekend that also includes Greece, Georgia and Belarus.</div> Souce: ESPN August 23 2005
I think it's great that Dirk has the commitment to play for his national team. I am in favor of it, although i definately don't want to see his season get messed up because of an injury suffered in national play.
