Hacked! Dirk: I became MVP in 2007, but I felt very sad. I flew home immediately after winning the award.

Recently, NBA legend Nowitzki talked about the MVP season on the "Haymaker Presents" program.

Nowitzki said: "When we lost, I wanted to leave immediately, and then the league called and they asked me if I could leave later because I might win the MVP. I stayed for one more week, and I won the MVP. The MVP was to be announced during the game, but we no longer had a game, so That press conference was unconvincing. I felt very uncomfortable at the time, and I flew home immediately after it was over."

In the first round of the 2007 playoffs, the Mavericks lost to the Warriors 2-4. Nowitzki averaged 19.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game, shooting 38.3% from the field and 21.1% from the three-point range.