Dirk Nowitzki Sent Everyone In Dallas Into A Frenzy By Dunking Against The Lakers

Dunks are commonplace in the NBA, but a Dirk Nowitzki dunk is definitely a enough to send Dallas Mavericks fans into a bit of a frenzy.

Nowitzki skied for a dunk on Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers, and everyone involved in the game — whether it be the fans, the broadcast team, or his teammates — lost their mind.

Nowitzki is a 39-year-old forward in his 20th season in the NBA, so dunking isn’t exactly in the arsenal these days. But he had a chance to take flight on Saturday night on the fast break and he made the most of it.

The Mavericks quickly turned around a missed alley-oop by the Lakers and got it up to Kyle Collinsworth, who was inside with Nowitzki. Instead of going to the hoop, he passed it off to Dirk who finished it off for himself. Dirk’s face after the dunk is pretty amazing, as is the reaction from the bench. You can tell they didn’t realize exactly what happened until it was done. Then they got up and kind of freaked out.

Nowitzki has had a bit of a weird week: He even had the wrong name on his jersey on the night that he cracked 50,000 career minutes played. But he turned back the clock for sure on Saturday night.