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Statue Of Nowitzki
The statue of Dirk Nowitzki (nicknamed "The Fadeaway") is located in front of the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, United States. The white bronze statue portrays former Dallas Mavericks basketball player Dirk Nowitzki shooting his signature one-legged fadeaway shot. Design began in 2019 and it was unveiled to the public on December 25, 2022. Background Plans for the statue began in the spring of 2019. At Nowitzki's final home game, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban promised that Nowitzki would receive "the biggest, most bad-ass statue ever." Upon hearing this, sports statue sculptor Omri Amrany repeatedly attempted to contact Cuban via phone and email to be chosen as the sculptor. Design The sculpture depicts Nowitzki in mid-jump about to make "the perfect shot". During the design process, Amrany consulted several people; Nowitzki's wife Jessica, who had previously been a professional in the art industry, was the one who initiated the idea for the accordion-shaped base. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fadeaway
A fadeaway or fall-away in basketball is a jump shot taken while jumping backwards, away from the basket. The goal is to create space between the shooter and the defender, making the shot much harder to block. The shooter must have very good accuracy, much higher than when releasing a regular jump shot, and must use more strength to counteract the backwards momentum in a relatively short amount of time. Because the movement is away from the basket, the shooter also has less chance to grab their own rebound. Because the shooting percentage is lower in fadeaway due to the difficulty of the shot and because it is harder for the shooter to get their own rebound, many coaches and players believe it is one of the worst shots in the game to take. Once mastered, however, it is one of the hardest methods of shooting for defenders to block. The threat of a fadeaway forces a defender to jump into the shooter, and with a pump fake, the shooter can easily get a foul on the defender. Only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
