As the Dallas Mavericks with Dirk Nowitzki are a guest at the Los Angeles Clippers, takes Clippers coach Doc Rivers, shortly before the end of a break. He uses the interruption of the game, in honor of Nowitzki. The whole hall rises and applauds the players of the Mavericks, which ended after the season, probably his career. the Tim Brack

Doc Rivers, the coach of the basketball team Los Angeles Clippers, took his time-out at an unusual time. 9.4 seconds, the clock still showed in the game against the Dallas Mavericks. Everything was decided, 121:112 for the host Clippers. New tactical instructions were so short before the end, no longer necessary, an interruption is this game unusual. In the normal case of a game in the American Basketball League, the NBA coasts up to the final siren.

But Clippers coach Rivers followed a different Plan, he should make for one of the most moving moments of the recent NBA history. Rivers went to the court of arbitration and the microphone was rich, which is connected with the hall speakers. “Dirk Nowitzki,” he said, while he showed on the player of the Dallas Mavericks, he then invited the audience to Clap: “Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!” The Clippers Coach also pointed to Nowitzki, who plays probably his last season in the NBA. “One of the greatest of all time!”, Rivers about the man who this evening will be 1500 said. Game in the Regular Season and in this League, statistics historically to rank four.