DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki will officially be starting the next phase of his post-NBA career in 2025.
The Hall of Famer is reportedly nearing a deal to join Amazon Prime Video's NBA coverage next season as a broadcaster, according to NBA reporter Marc Stein.
Amazon Prime Video will be airing 66 NBA games per season starting in the 2025-26 season. Nowitzki would seemingly be a part of these new broadcasts.
Nowitzki has made several appearances on broadcasts since he retired from the league in 2019. While the Mavs were facing the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Semifinals last season, the 46-year-old joined TNT's "Inside the NBA" crew during Game 1 of the other Western Conference Semifinals matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves. He filled in for Shaquille O'Neal alongside Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, and Ernie Johnson.
Dirk's first viral moment as a broadcaster came on Nov. 25, 2011, during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. While nursing a knee injury and on the team's bench, the local broadcast team gave the Big German a microphone and let him talk on the broadcast during the game. After a powerful dunk from center Tyson Chandler off a lob from Jason Kidd, he commented "Take dat wit chew!" which quickly became a beloved moment among Mavs fans.
Later that season on Jan. 25, 2012, Dirk made another guest appearance on the local broadcast while dealing with another knee injury. During the game, Jason Terry delivered an underhanded alley-oop pass to Brandan Wright, who finished with a dunk. Nowitzki then enthusiastically said "Shut it down! Let's go home" after the play.