International Hoops News: Germany to retire Dirk Nowitski’s national jersey

The German basketball federation announced they will retire Dirk Nowitski’s no.14 national team jersey. This marks the first time a national federation will retire a jersey, something that was impermissible under the old FIBA rules. “I felt honored above all when this idea was presented to me by the German federation. It was a nice surprise and I’m already excited about what awaits me in Cologne. As an ambassador of FIBA EuroBasket, I’m looking forward to exciting games with great teams and hope that the fans in Cologne and Berlin…

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