DALLAS (1080 KRLD) - The city of Dallas honored Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki Wednesday by renaming a street for him.

Nowitzki Way, a stretch of Olive Street between Victory Avenue and Field Street, in front of the AAC was unveiled in front of a crowd of hundreds.

Nowitzki says the street name is humbling and winning the 2011 NBA Championship, was a way for him to honor the city that took him in.

"I was so happy to deliver that. A basketball championship that the city never had. It made me so happy to see the city take part in this," he says.