Once, Dirk Nowitzki dunked an alley-oop pass thrown by Stephen Curry in an All-Star Game in New York City when he was 36 years old and then acknowledged it by stealing celebrations from Vince Carter and Usain Bolt without even cracking a smile. Each word in that sentence becomes more ridiculous, so much so that it might be impossible to believe without visual evidence. But we have that right here.



Nowitzki heads to his 14th and final All-Star Game in Charlotte this weekend after NBA commissioner Adam Silver named him a special roster addition. The only appropriate journalistic response was to create an oral history of this iconic 2015 moment from those who were there, those who were around Nowitzki at that time, and Nowitzki himself.



Dirk Nowitzki, infrequent alley-oop target: There’s not much to remember.



Reggie Miller, TNT All-Star Game analyst: I thought they were going to have to call the ER and 911. As soon as (the pass) left...