{"product_id":"i-see-you-big-german-by-zac-crain-9781646050352","title":"I See You Big German","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1990s, Dallas was a basketball wasteland. Along came Dirk Nowitzki, a towering Würzburg, Germany native with a cool efficiency and the ability to make shots from seemingly impossible angles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years thereafter, Nowitzki would spend his entire 21-season NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks, the longest tenure of any one player with one team in the league's history. He led them to their first and only NBA championship while being named a 14-time All-Star, a 12-time All-NBA Team member, and the first European player to receive the NBA's Most Valuable Player Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eZac Crain, an award-winning journalist for \u003cem\u003eD Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e who moved to Dallas the same year that Nowitzki began his career in the city, memorialises Nowitzki's career through a lyric essay reminiscent of Hanif Abdurraqib's \u003cem\u003eGo Ahead in the Rain\u003c\/em\u003e that mixes the author's story with the basketball legend's. The essay charts the highs and lows (and mostly highs) of the Mavs' all-time statistical leader's career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy paying homage to Dallas' star basketball player, author Zac Crain connects the Mavs' success with the growth of the city itself and what the sport means to Dallas' now basketball-obsessed citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461080695020,"sku":"9781646050352","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781646050352-i-see-you-big-german.jpg?v=1774957571","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/i-see-you-big-german-by-zac-crain-9781646050352","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}