Bill Text: TX HR1209 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks on his career in professional basketball.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-29 - Reported enrolled [HR1209 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1209-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1209 |
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WHEREAS, By continuing his legendary career into a 21st year | ||
with the Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki has set an NBA record for | ||
the longest tenure with one team, and this milestone season offers a | ||
welcome opportunity to salute his exceptional accomplishments in | ||
professional basketball; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Nowitzki has played in more than 1,500 NBA | ||
games, and with a total of over 31,400 points, he stands as the | ||
sixth all-time leading scorer in NBA history; long recognized as | ||
one of basketball's top performers, he achieved the rare | ||
distinction of being selected to the All-NBA Team 12 years in a row, | ||
and he played in his 14th All-Star Game in 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Wurzburg, Germany, Mr. Nowitzki played | ||
pro basketball in his home country as a teenager and gained the | ||
attention of NBA scouts during a 1998 exhibition game in San | ||
Antonio; selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the ninth overall | ||
pick in the NBA draft that same year, he was immediately traded to | ||
Dallas; he led the Mavs to 53 victories in 2000-2001, sparking a run | ||
of 11 consecutive seasons in which the team won at least 50 games; | ||
after guiding Dallas to its inaugural NBA Finals appearance in | ||
2006, he was honored as the league's MVP the following year, | ||
becoming the first European player to receive that prestigious | ||
accolade; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Nowitzki earned a special place in the hearts of | ||
Texas sports fans in 2011, when he piloted the Mavs to their only | ||
championship to date, and he was named the NBA Finals MVP for his | ||
outstanding performance; a seven-foot-tall power forward whose | ||
perimeter shooting has helped revolutionize the position, he is the | ||
league's highest-scoring foreign-born player, and he has rewritten | ||
the Mavericks' record book, becoming the team's all-time leader in | ||
points, rebounds, blocked shots, minutes played, field goals, | ||
three-pointers, and free throws; and | ||
WHEREAS, Recognized for his selfless actions on and off the | ||
court, Mr. Nowitzki has garnered the league's Twyma | ||
n-Stokes | ||
Teammate of the Year Award and the Magic Johnson Award; moreover, he | ||
is a two-time recipient of the NBA Cares Community Assist Award, and | ||
he oversees the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation, which funds charitable | ||
initiatives focused on assisting children; and | ||
WHEREAS, A superb athlete and a respected leader, Dirk | ||
Nowitzki has distinguished himself as one of the NBA's all-time | ||
greats, and his myriad achievements will continue to inspire | ||
basketball fans across the Lone Star State and beyond for many years | ||
to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Dirk Nowitzki on his exemplary | ||
career in professional basketball and extend to him sincere best | ||
wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Nowitzki as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Patterson | ||
Meyer | ||
Anchia | ||
Turner of Dallas | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1209 was adopted by the House on | ||
April 26, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||