Bayern Munich's boss preemptive "nein" to Nowitzki: "We are not a nursing home for basketball players"

February 8, 2013

What’s the best way to raise shackles in the German sports world? Easy: Publicly proclaim anything that projects Dirk Nowitzki in anything but glowing colors. Over at heinnews today is a report that FC Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness has done just that.

In a line made for today’s instant media, FC Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness proclaimed that his side would be unlikely to ever sign Nowitzki after his NBA career because “We are … not a nursing home for basketball players.”

For more on this little pot-stirrer (and Svetislav Pesic’s two eurocents on the matter), click here.

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Comments: 7
  1. BIlly
    13 years ago

    It’s “Raise Hackles” not “Raise Shackles”

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  2. Kleipaidas
    13 years ago

    You can’t blame him. Dirk is already a walking corpse on the court. He’s completely washed up. Europe used to be where washed NBA greats could play maybe for a year or so about 30 years ago.

    Not now in any way. Dirk would have to go play in China now.

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    • G
      13 years ago

      30 years go? You certainly forgot Sabas back in 2004 bringing Zalgiris close to winning the Euroleague, whereas in most other years (perhaps except this year) we didn’t stand a chance…

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      • clinton
        13 years ago

        You mean the year Zalgiris could not get past the Top 16? Yeah…sure.

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        • G
          13 years ago

          The year Zalgiris was 1 crazy shot away from qualifying to Final 4 and eliminating Maccabi Tel Aviv, who later won the Euroleague…

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          • Gabe
            13 years ago

            Not to mention Sabonis being awarded the regular season MVP and top 16 MVP that year as well.

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  3. jama
    13 years ago

    you don’t get Dirk on your shitty team to play for you. You get him to teach the players how to play, especially the tall ones. What an ignorant comment to make!

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