Dirk Nowitzki and Dwyane Wade's rivalry became beef thanks to fouls, mean quotes, and fake coughing

[@12packersfan]

I swear Shaq makes at least a cameo appearance in every single beef video past the 80s

[@justinland1208]

Well, he is a very large man.

[@daking414]

He be stirrin beef stew 😂😂😂

[@macewbee]

Lol

[@181cameron]

Wasn't he somehow linked (as in teammates with) at least one NBA champion (EDIT: finalist) since 1984? I forget when... or if... That streak ended. Guessing when the Bucks won, if it has actually ended.

[@kevinstull8552]

Shaq needs a lot of beef to feed his hunger 😂.

[@blkmamba31]

Dirks entire 2011 playoff run was truly something to behold. Clutch play after clutch play. Haven’t seen anything like it since

[@richiehughes8791]

Kawhi on the raptors run

[@ILOV3BUTT3R]

@@richiehughes8791 fair comparison up until the finals; as much kawhi's 2019 playoff run was incredible the finals performance is kinda sullied by the warriors' injuries, whereas dirk went through hella competition in each round and pretty much no injuries involved to hold against it

[@obukohwoogheneakpobo3011]

@@ILOV3BUTT3R still a great run nobody is beating that warriors super team fully healthy wtf 🤣 I did say Durant being injuried evened things out

[@danmcmurray7111]

I think you could also include Curry's 2022 run with Dirk's. Steph was easily the best player in every series, and what he did in game 4 of the finals was an all-time performance. The parallels between Dirk and Steph's runs from 2011 and 2022 actually fit well I think. I still think Dirk's 2011 chip is the toughest of all time. Dude was incredible.

[@steviechampagne]

@@danmcmurray7111True but Dirk beat the KD/Westbrook/Harden Thunder, the defending championship Kobe Lakers, and the Big 3 in Miami. Truly the hardest road, and the most improbable Finals of all time.

[@reynaldocarrasco2545]

“As always Mark Cuban was the loudest person involved.” Truer words have never been spoken.

[@crismartinez1642]

After 06 he knew when to speak and when not to.🤣

[@ranoutofcharact]

And as always, he's wholly the reason they've never been able to put talent around the Mavs star.

[@zachiswayposi1]

@@gwarfanatik I don't think he's saying they didn't have successful seasons, he's just mentioning how the Mavs have seemingly made it a tradition to whiff on big name free agents. But, to your other point, I really hope Luka is enough of an incentive to get at least one other superstar to the Mavs. It's absolutely not sustainable for him to drop 30 or 40 or 50 and still barely come out with a win almost every game

[@bikibaws]

@@ranoutofcharact nuts. Nash, Finley, LaFrentz, Antoine, Antawn, Van Exel, Josh, Marquis, Devin, JJ, Jet, Matrix, Tyson, Kidd.

[@David-iv6je]

To this day I think the NBA penalized Mark Cuban for constantly criticizing the league and its officiating. One of two series I definitely think were rigged. Or if not rigged ... tilted one way. Those calls for Wade in 06 were ridiculous by any standard. And no skin in the game: Illinois born and bred and I'm a Bulls fan.

[@2ColdScoprio]

It was poetic justice when Dirk won that Championship after Lebron and Wade mocked him lol

[@ice8erg]

Wade got more rings in less time 😂 poetic justice.

[@stenstensson304]

@@ice8ergWade was playing with the avengers in miami while dirk was playing with make a wish kids for big parts of his career

[@CatsClaw44]

@@ice8erg Somebody's butthurt because Dirk got poetic justice! 😂🤣😂🤣 Dirk got his ring, money, trophy and soon HOF. You're the only one worried about another guy's rings.

[@jesusshuttleworth6301]

Common dirk w

[@2ColdScoprio]

@@ice8erg “wAdE gOt thReE riNgS”. Shut up 😂😂😂

[@NateIII11]

That 2011 Finals is one of my favorite ones to go back and watch. Amazing what Dirk did that year. Very chilling once the final buzzer sounded, he got over the scores table and went to the tunnel to have his personal moment knowing his life was never going to be the same ever again and how it wasnt necessary to share a “sportsmanship encounter” with James and Wade.

[@jlui21]

My favorite chips in the modern era? Dirk's 2011 chip and Spurs' 2014 chip. Both wanted revenge....at the expense of LBJ and Wade, ironically.

[@oldfrend]

probably the greatest david vs goliath finals ever. if you're a fan of underdogs beating up on bullies, the '11 finals is your jam.

[@jamesrhee4745]

As a Lebron fan I actually don’t think Lebron is the player he is today with the legacy he has if 2011 didn’t happen. I’ve always liked Dirk and I’m glad he was able to get that ring even if he got it against Wade and Bron.

[@vbeard5887]

You knew after 06 and 07 everyone knew 2011 was his year

[@countof3everybodyOD]

Where can you even watch em? Probably have to buy the NBA channel or something

[@sohannidamarthy50]

Lmao Reggie Miller a hall of fame instagator😂😂

[@eriklakeland3857]

Reggie is so good at stirring the pot lol

[@franzraber273]

No he didn't?! ... but he did.

[@The_knife_master6661]

Him and Kenny Smith both😂😂

[@Riles3152]

Dirk literally beat a super team without no legit number 2 co-star. Ok, he had a solid supporting cast with Terry, Tyson Chandler anchoring the defense and what was left of Jason Kidd running the point, but Dirk as a lone superstar, had arguably the greatest playoff run to a championship in NBA history.

[@eriklakeland3857]

Plus the 2nd leading scorer on that Mavs team, Caron Butler, was injured

[@musclecarenjoyer]

Dirk is an all time great in fact he’d be the greatest power foward ever if he ever had a great co star Steve nash will always be a what if now

[@Bigedub101]

@@eriklakeland3857 which is why I call BS when people love wanting to put asterisks on a championship......Dallas literally lost their second best and younger scorer and still won it all... Especially when hear a GSW fan cry....

[@Recurses]

@Erik Sutton because that bs looked scripted how tf lebron becomes passive in the finals

[@tylito4764]

It's like kawhi w the raptors

[@12packersfan]

Dirk torching the Heat after the sick jokes walked so Luka torching the Suns after the “Luka special” jokes could run

[@TheMan750]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@mastermarcon8311]

Except Dirk won a title and Luka lost the WCF

[@Amour742]

Luka is never winning a ring in his stat padding career

[@lilwill2741]

@@Amour742 neither are the suns warriors own the west

[@poindextertunes]

@@Amour742 if you think he pads stats you literally dont watch him play 😂

[@cyrillesu]

I don't think a lot of people even know how real this beef actually was. I still remember how intense a lot of the regular season games between the Mavs and Heat were, and even with LeBron being there, it was usually Wade who stepped up for the Heat in those games (not all the time, but it was a regular thing).

[@erickp6717]

I sure didn't until I watched this. I'm a pretty casual BB fan but I knew '11 was a rematch because I make sure to catch the playoffs every year. Now I understand the fire Dirk played with in that series so much better.

[@withalittlehelpfrom3]

The Mavs were my 3rd favorite team-that was still enough to make me hate the Heat, from 2006 to today!

[@WhydTheyChangeOurNames]

Unfortunately for LeBron, the beef cost him a ring. It's because of this beef he gave Wade control and took a back seat

[@jsarge6136]

Was? They still don't like each other

[@elijahtobias4465]

@@jsarge6136you may be sped did u not watch the video their completey fine😭

[@artur583]

Dirk will always b my hero. Can't ask for a better role model. Taught me unyielding loyalty, perseverance and dedication. My man 💪

[@tysonsutton9621]

Dirk’s dagger from the left baseline in Game 6 of the 2011 Finals is still one of the coldest things I have ever seen. His second half in that game is still one of the most clutch performances in the history of sports.

[@滋榎本]

When Nowitzki beat the LeBron, Wade and Bosh-led Heat in their prime in the 2011 NBA Finals with injuries, fever and no other stars, it was a real treat. The 2010-2011 season's Mavs championship ring value is one of the best in history.

[@Amour742]

2016>>>

[@Zayk74u]

@@Amour742 superteam 😅😅😅

[@finesse2k749]

@@Zayk74u Lebron and kyrie is not a superteam lol that’s a duo

[@underpressure07140]

@@finesse2k749 they also had Kevin Love who was a 20-10 per game guy, and former 6MOTY JR Smith. That Cavs team was arguably better than GSW before KD joined them

[@finesse2k749]

@@underpressure07140 ydkb if u actually mean that the 2016 warriors were literally gon become the greatest team ever had Lebron and kyrie not stop em

[@zekromx101]

I was literally just thinking "what if they made a Dirk and DWade beef history" wtf

[@Seanlin2002]

tbh, I don't even know they have beef.

[@jeezus_ezp6320]

@@Seanlin2002same, I thought it was just some little rivalry

[@User4jesus]

Bro thinks he’s lebron now

[@xaviermoyssenalvarez4419]

they stole your idea bro

[@visualizeme-tz3ng]

Right

[@charlesconner9044]

Nothing was stopping Dirk in 2011 from getting his ring. That man was in God Mode all throughout those playoffs

[@SweetChariotOfFire]

I’ve met and chatted with Dirk and have always heard of how thoughtful and sensitive he was about his career. There’s a reason Dallas loves Dirk, they named a street fro him and erected a huge statue for him. That 2011 Championship goes down as a Top 5 Championship run of all time. Sure, Miami and Wade have 3, but that one of Dirk’s will always be remembered as such, greatness.

[@chazzmantis2279]

Dirk winning in 2011 is easily my favorite nba moment

[@chillvibed]

It was awesomeness 👌 💩 on lebron and wade mouth 😆

[@Jonics18]

Watching the Mavs crush the Lakers in the 2011 was heartbreaking. But it was really nice seeing Dirk and Kidd finally win a ring.

[@Trancymind]

As a Lakers fan on 2011, the Mavs deserve 2 NBA rings for the 2011 NBA season. Dirk did something what Jordan never did and that is win an NBA championship as the only all star in that squad and without your 2nd best scorer in the NBA Finals who had to face a super team in their primes.

[@cjvaye99]

maybe for you I'm still mad about that

[@Trancymind]

@@cjvaye99 You should be mad and EMBARRASSED rightly so especially since Lebron and Wade asked for it and received it with their mocking. 2 rings for Dirk.

[@legendarywiimaster]

@@Trancymindbro no one brought up MJ

[@Trancymind]

@@legendarywiimaster I did it for you to think about the true fact, my boy.

[@EdwardGGaming]

Dirk's ring in 2011 was the most meaningful NBA championship run in the 21st century. He got the last laugh over the superteam Heat after losing in 2006.

[@1missing]

I gotta go with 2016 Cavs on that one.

[@deionbumpass]

the Heat were NOT a superteam in 06

[@reginaldgoka5224]

@@deionbumpass they definitely were

[@legendarywiimaster]

@@reginaldgoka5224 Wade and a downgraded Shaq is not a superteam. Shaq wasn’t doing nothing in them finals. Wade carried and came back from 2-0

[@k-cx7137]

@@1missing no… Lebron still had a PRIME kyrie . Dirk didn’t have a second option to that caliber and still beat one of the greatest teams assembled with the 2011-2014 heat

[@KingHarambe_RIP]

This is satisfying professional beef. Two legendary competitors who just so happened to get in each other’s way. Nothing too personal or out of bounds. The closest thing was the mocking Dirk’s illness but even that was fairly tame goofing around. Both sides come out looking good in the end.

[@AlexActually]

Growing up a mavs fan the calls in that 06 championship still cut. Watching Dirk lead the charge to come back in 2011 was one of my favorite sports moments tbh.

[@ricosandia5378]

im neither a mav nor a heat fan, got no dog in the race, but mavs routienly got the short end fo the david stern stick. at that time with bron, miami was the new lakers, and stern wanted his mtv! but by the grace of dirk stern was thwarted

[@Bingeflow1]

you will be in for a treat the coming years with Luka

[@rosestewart9281]

That comeback in game 2 of the 2011 Finals was one of the greatest in NBA history. I go back every once and a while and watch that game and I still get chills. Dirk is top 5 PF easily 😎.

[@remusmalone9563]

Top 2 PF

[@Zamppa86]

Dirk is great but top 5 is quite a bit of a stretch in my opinion. Duncan, Malone, Barkley, McHale, Garnett, Giannis...

[@cultok]

@@remusmalone9563 no lmao giannis kg tim left to right order

[@sjiang120]

Top 2 behind Duncan. And yes better than KG

[@ericcouch]

@@Zamppa86 Dirk scored twice as many points, 4 times as many assists, more rebounds, 5k three pointers vs. 150. He's literally better in every possible way than McHale. and before you cite championships, that is a team accomplishment.

[@KidGravityBeyond]

Still the greatest 3-game destruction in Finals history. The Heat pissed off the wrong shooter.

[@sshza2143]

The Heat pissed off the wrong shooter.😤🙌🤣😁🙋‍♂✌🙌

[@remnant8898]

I dont know, games 4-6 last season with the Dubs against Boston was pretty epic

[@Nick-wf8wj]

Hey don’t forget Dwayne wades excellence in games 3-6 in the 2006 finals either

[@Nahanoo]

Look up 2016 finals buddy

[@c.moriarty1178]

It's up there with Cavs-Warriors 2016. I might be in the minority as a Heat fan, but for me, 2014 felt far worse. I can feel happy for Dirk & company earning their ring in a hard-fought series, but the Heat getting completely annihilated by the Spurs in the last three games of the 2014 Finals was such a bitter end to the greatest era in franchise history. But so it goes in sports

[@clarencebell1101]

Me being a Heat fan, I must say I have the utmost respect for Dirk. I thought we were going to run through the Mavs in 2011. Damn was I wrong. Mocking Dirk didn’t work out at all.

[@The_J0ker29]

I dunno why but I knew even as a teenager that Dirk was going to beat us. Wish we coulda three-peated but nothing but respect for Dirk.

[@clarencebell1101]

@@The_J0ker29 well I wish I had your insight about that series. Because I thought there is no way Dallas is going to beat us. The thought never crossed my mind. I figured it would be 4-2 Miami. And it went the opposite direction

[@The_J0ker29]

@@clarencebell1101 I think it was mostly because Lebron wasn't playing so hot. Pierce gave him fits in the ECSF. Meanwhile, Dirk was red hot. Just one of those things you had to see to believe. For the record, I knew we were going to win multiple rings with him, I just had feeling, after eyeballing it, that that wasn't the year.

[@imdbtruth]

Did you know the 2011 Mavericks are the only championship team in NBA history to have 5 past-present-or-future All NBA Players on their roster? Dirk, Kidd, Marion, Chandler, Peja... Not to mention Jet was a 6th Man award winner in 2009. Only two other championship teams have ever even had 4 past-present-or-future All NBA players on their team. 1. The Celtics of the 80s with Bird, McHale, Parish and Johnson. 15 total combined All NBA selections. 2. The 2011-12 Miami Heat with James, Bosh, Wade, and Allen. 30 total combined All NBA selections (19 are LeBron's) 3. The 2010-11 Dallas Mavericks with Dirk, Kidd, Marion, Chandler, and Peja. 22 total combined All NBA selections.

[@lukecalumlyonwrath7723]

I loved that 2011 team. A classic tale of old timers who suffered numerous heartbreaks & setbacks, now in their waning years, banding together to shoot their last shot at glory...and pulling it off in the most shocking way! Dirk was on a mission that season, eliminating teams they had no business beating.

[@rajithnambiar2737]

Man that 2011 Mavericks champion win is not just an asterisk over Wade... My man Drik played his heart's out during that series ❤️. #respect

[@rileykazama3145]

Yeah easy to say that when the Mavericks have a Mickey Mouse ring

[@SinaSoh]

@@rileykazama3145 you misspelled 06 Heat dumb ass!!!

[@boomchiki3245]

Asterisk to wade? Wade was the best player that series

[@raahmeanskingg]

Undoubtedly, one of the best underdog stories ever. Dallas 2011 championship run was the first time ive watched playoffs when i was a kid. Dirk def deserves the ring.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

what did he do after? right, got swept

[@stkrd1467]

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 Big 3 in boston couldn't even get 2. And that is way worse lmao

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@stkrd1467 simple the big 3 guys in Boston simply got older

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@stkrd1467 dirk still got swept

[@stkrd1467]

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 doesn't change the fact that Dirk lives in your head rent freeee lmaoo. Paul Pierce couldn't get pass Lebron without KG and Allen and in the end resulted in him ring chasing on another team that still couldn't get past Lebron. Now go back to your mom's basement troll and continue being a keyboard warrior

[@92euce]

I remember watching the clip of Reggie, D-Wade and Dirk. I thought it was funny and you guys are right, I thought he was just talking about the on-court rivalry. I had no idea all of this happened. Thank you and good job.

[@corey2232]

Man, I was a new basketball fan in the early 2000's, and the 2006 Finals were one the first that really hooked me. By the end of that thing, I was desperately rooting for the Mavericks, if only because it started feeling rigged with all the free throws! Seriously, watching those games start to finish, it felt like all Wade had to do was throw himself in the lane & he'd get 2 shots. It was maddening! I've never seen anything so frustrating, and I can only imagine how it felt being on the court & wondering "wtf am I supposed to do then?!"

[@Rageinggames1]

Every time someone has this take which is basically every mavs fan ever I cringe. If you actually watched that series like you say you'd know the mavs were beating wade up almost every drive to the rim. Atleast 95% of the foul calls were obviously fouls. If you actually watch the games and look at the plays instead of the numbers, you'd see he should have gotten those fouls. the mavs could not defend wade straight up and so they fouled him on almost every drive.

[@Airmaster167]

@@Rageinggames1 BS. The Mavs blew out the Heat in the first two games. And then magically, every foul gets called whenever Wade touches the ball. He broke the record for FTs attempted ever in a playoff series despite not even needing a 7th game.

[@deetheoriginal3117]

@@Airmaster167 Stay In Front of Him is that simple Mavs simply couldn't do that

[@Hemmetime]

Stern was manipulating games with the refs

[@ozancanpolat4509]

@@Rageinggames1 im being generous and saying at least half of these calls were soft for the 2006 playoff basketball period.

[@jaredcook3376]

2011 Dirk playoff run is by far one of the most dominate playoff runs in any sport. Dude was unstoppable in every series.

[@JoshuaFrick3]

If you're a Mavs fan, you remember every part of this beef. Probably the same if you're a Heat fan. I'm not sure the average hoops fan did, but this was a cool video to back & recount the memories. Didn't know Wade had the Finals record for Free Throw attempts, but it makes sense. You still can't convince me the Mavs weren't cheated in '06. That was David Stern retaliating against Mark Cuban for being so public about NBA officiating in the early 2000s.

[@KingSpaceySprockets]

Damn you hit it right on head. I forgot Cuban was criticizing David Stern and the officiating. In 06 series I was in awe on how much calls Miami was getting. Thanks for bringing this up bro

[@nachobroryan8824]

This was also before the Donahy scandal broke.

[@darrendent8288]

They screwed the Mavs over royally.

[@BBraich05]

Cuban hired an investigator to look into the 06 Finals, and was told there were grounds for a lawsuit. He ultimately decided against it knowing it could destroy the league.

[@gloman19]

Anyone who lived in Dallas can tell you Dwayne Wade was one of the most hated men in the D. This rivalry might not have gotten a lot of national attention, but it was very real out here

[@shakarussanders9911]

I'm from the Dallas/Ft Worth area and I'm a Mavs fan this was a strong rivalry! That 06 Finals was painful! I'm glad Dirk took care of business 2011! That was such a fun summer in DFW!

[@A10R10]

That 2011 championship was super satisfying, I remember busting out crying at 10 years old when I saw Wade launch the ball in the air after the buzzer in 06

[@20marvelman]

Since they didn’t cover it here, 2007 was injury plagued for the heat and while they got mostly healthy for the playoffs, were swept by the Bulls. Missed the playoffs in 08 because Wade got injured, Shaq traded away. 2009 and 2010 for the heat was just Wade on his own getting the team to a lower seed while playing great. Lost in 7 to the hawks then swept by Boston.

[@user-op2bh7rc9z]

That Mavs run will forever be the greatest thing I’ve ever witnessed in sports. Dirk was one of the most dominant forces ever and he was past his prime.

[@chrisfloyd7316]

Both are absolute legends for their franchise

[@j.mieses8139]

2011 NBA Finals was fun to watch...It was great to see Dirk Finally Get His Ring..

[@deni8814]

Calls Wade was getting in 2006 was insane, literally anyone coming close to him at all, I used to joke with my dad calling fouls before they even happen, never seen anything like that before.

[@kevinscottbailey8335]

Exactly. And I believe there were at least two games in that series where Dwyane Wade had more free throws by himself than the Dallas Mavericks had as an entire team

[@FaithfulFumoFan23]

They were trying to build him up so bad that finals. Calls not even MJ or Kobe got.

[@2403rygar]

It was soooo bad that it made me dislike Wade! There were so many calls where no one even touched him.

[@darrendent8288]

D-Whistle!

[@Kosher93]

Cry

[@ampersand2001]

Great work as always Seth! Thank you to you and Charlotte for such a cool chapter in NBA lore.

[@tylito4764]

Watching a finals with a dude taking 25 free throws is just Insane.

[@MrReese]

These are two great players that both won a lot and are great guys. I can understand both sides of this beef and I am glad it's behind them now - most likely because Dirk eventually won those 2011 finals, against Wade (that cough thing was really uncalled for). Imagine Dirk never winning a championship because of what happened in 2006, that would have been tragic.

[@arisimo3697]

2011 Playoff Dirk was magical, greatest playoffs I’ve ever witnessed. Dirks shot was a masterpiece

[@Trancymind]

2011 mavs are like 2007 NY Giants cinderella stories at their best that would be talked about in many decades to come because how ultra rare they happen.

[@CORF.]

As a Mavs fan that 2011 championship could not possibly have been any sweeter.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

what about 2012? oh thats right, he got swept

[@CORF.]

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 🤓

[@bigred9991]

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 because the team was dismantled. Dirk made Wade and leflop look like ballboys for Dirk.

[@audrichvuneo181]

In 2011, Dirk played the best basketball a human has ever played in a one month stretch. He was phenomenal.

[@nonamelegend_vapor]

I’ve been waiting for this one for a while. The real ones know LeBron was only a side character in this arc

[@GIGAFAT3]

And then over the next decade he became far and away the best player ever, so Dirk and Wade can have their 1 great postseason each

[@kashteller7466]

@@GIGAFAT3 You’re delusional

[@ObiWanZynobi]

Wade and Lebron and Dirk are all HoF, no hate to none

[@ObiWanZynobi]

Time makes friends of them

[@GIGAFAT3]

@@kashteller7466 why haven't you been watching basketball?

[@slimypickle19]

The 2011 championship makes up for every Dallas meltdown in the 2000s. Also one of the few titles that weighs a LOT more than some other multiple title teams.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

does it makeup for getting swept the year after?

[@slimypickle19]

@theonlygoodonehere2259 absolutely. Nobody even cared Dallas got swept by OKC. They lost Chandler & got their miracle title the year before anyway. Nice try though.

[@shyboss15x35]

@@slimypickle19I’d say it equals out “kinda” but we can’t do that for dirk without doin the same for players like Lebron who ppl still talk about 2011 finals when 2016 Nba finals exist

[@Michael-eq8th]

I had a busy day and I sat down to some candy and beef history for break. Thanks, Jay. I needed that

[@driftz0000]

Peace to all Mavs fans out there. I hated Dallas and Dirk for years but Dirk already got my respect on the last years of his career. It's all good now. Dallas V Miami rivalry will always have a place in my heart. Thank you Dirk for one of the best memories I had as a basketball fan even tho you're the villain on my team. Now I just appreciate greatness and I'm happy you both had legendary careers. And being on the same HOF class is amazing. -DWade Die Hard Fan

[@SM-rv8zt]

"Beef is not a clean source of energy but it is a good one." *chef's kiss* Dirk winning his by taking one away from the Miami super team was legendary.

[@DragonmasterSK]

Dallas is for ever grateful to Dirk. That's a thing of beauty. That championship alone made him one of the best players of all time

[@adams.9284]

I think this is one of the only beef history videos with absolutely zero footage of either player doing something to each other (not even yelling at each other) on the court. Two of the most mature stars of their time, both realized they would gain absolutely nothing by bringing beef to the court instead of relegating it to sensastionalist media crap and locker room trash talk

[@nicholasaleman8188]

Growing up in Miami as a Mavericks fan was definitely tough, especially after that 06 finals collapse, but nothing and I mean NOTHING can top that 2011 championship win!! As the years have gone on and both players have retired, I have grown a special appreciation for DWade and I will certainly be at that ceremony in August! #MFFL *Side note- the appreciation for #3 definitely started when I attended his last home game in Miami, it was then that I finally realized that it was officially an end to a remarkable era

[@819phoenix]

The 11 finals was awesome. Seeing the heat not figuring out the mavs zone was thing a watch.

[@kidflashiv]

Two of my favorite players. Their battles were amazing to watch. Very fitting they retired together and probably go in the HoF together next year I believe.

[@dmagik8]

I did not know this...cray. Thanks to Seth and all of Secret Base for the illumination.

[@G3Dem]

As a German kid, when I grew up and played BB Dirk was like this mysterious legend. That there is this tall, lanky, german guy who is playing in the NBA. Playing with the giants of BB in America. Taller than any of us and an exceptional shooter. We never saw any games because the YT wasn't a thing. There was no local club we could go to and the only thing on TV was soccar. Just pictures and posters in magazines and from that we tried to mimic the fade away. The only time we saw him on TV was for an AD for a specific german bank, which was funny because at this time only we as BB kids knew who he was. But know being able to rewatch everything what I missed of this mans career is like a wonder to me. Glad BB found me.

[@xx1j]

It's actually quite interesting how both Wade and Dirk have a parallel career

[@Trancymind]

Except wade was entitled and Dirks was earned.

[@Trancymind]

@user-ey4gq1uz9r entitled = given talent in their primes by direct decision.

[@giannisterpos7406]

It says a lot about Dirk that all the comments here (at least those that I managed to read!) are centered around him...one of a kind player but more importantly a class act who was humble and stayed loyal to Dallas even though he had every excuse to leave..his one championship is worth 10 of those won by superteams

[@dawickednest]

lol keep telling yourself that

[@yungpanther9763]

You gotta mention the sweep of the Back to Back champion Lakers in 2011 if we’re gonna talk about the championship run 🐐

[@sshza2143]

🥳🙌😋sweeeeeeep😁🙋‍♂✌😎

[@matthewforbes2969]

Beef history: George Steinbrenner vs Billy Martin Beef history: George Steinbrenner vs Dave Winfield Beef history: Mike ditka vs buddy ryan Beef history: Aaron Rodgers vs Mike McCarthy Rewinder: The miracle of Istanbul Rewinder: 2010 World Cup Final Rewinder: game 7 of the 1994 Stanley Cup Final Rewinder: Marc Andre fleury’s cup winning save Rewinder: 2016 army navy game The worst: game of the century, bama vs lsu 2011 Collapse: how the Montreal Canadiens failed to reach sniffing distance of lord Stanley for 28 years Collapse: how the back to back champion Toronto blue jays went from mini dynasty to implosion Collapse: how Arsenal went from the kings of London to premier league mediocrity Collapse: how the Buffalo Bills failure to win one of 4 straight Super Bowls led to 2 decades of failure Untitled: Ted Williams Untitled: Marcel Dionne Untitled: Barry sanders Untitled: Alan page Untitled: Fran tarkenton Untitled: Ronaldo nazario in the champions league

[@stb55555]

Beef history: George Steinbrenner vs Frank Costanza

[@SmoothCriminal12]

@@stb55555 WHAT THE HELL DID YOU TRADE JAY BUHNER FOR!?!?

[@noname-hf9ty]

Beef History: Sergio Ramos vs Gerard Pique Rewinder: 2013 UCL final (it's fitting after they did the 2012 final)

[@thedude3065]

Rewinder: Scott Podsednik wins game 2 of the 2005 World Series Rewinder: Daniel Hudson strikes out Michael Brantley to clinch the World Series Rewinder: Dane Iorg forces game 6 of the 1985 World Series Rewinder: The 1991 World Series Rewinder: Super Bowl 47 Rewinder: Super Bowl 52 Rewinder: Patrick Kane's invisible Goal Rewinder: Jason Arnott wins the 2000 Stanley Cup Rewinder: Steve Yzerman eliminates the Blues Rewinder: Bob Nystrom begins the Islanders dynasty Rewinder: Jrue Holliday's steal on Devin Booker Rewinder: Damian Lillard eliminates the Thunder Collapse: Ron Washington's Texas Rangers Collapse: Clint Hurdle's Pirates Collapse: The 2019 Nationals Collapse: The 2006 Carolina Hurricanes Collapse: The New Jersey Devils Collapse: The Houston Texans Collapse: the 1991 Redskins Collapse: Jerry Sloan's Jazz Collapse: Rick Adelman's Trail Blazers Collapse: The San Antonio Spurs Untitled: Tony Gwynn Untitled: Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell Untitled: Carlton Fisk Untitled: Carl Yazstremski Untitled: Larry Fitsgerald Untitled: Jim Kelly Untitled: Warren Moon Untitled: Junior Seau Untitled: Anthony Munoz Untitled: Patrick Marleau Untitled: Mats Sundin Untitled: The Sedin Twins Untitled: Vince Carter Beef History: Milton Bradley vs Umpires Beef History: Javier Baez vs Amir Garrett Beef History: Derek Dietrich vs The Pirates Beef History: Paul Brown vs The Cleveland Browns Beef History: Mark Messier vs The Vancouver Canucks Beef History: Scott Niedermaier vs Paul Kariya Beef History: Jaromir Jagr vs The Pittsburgh Penguins Beef History: John Tavares vs The New York Islanders Beef History: Kevin Durant vs The Oklahoma City Thunder

[@buusa]

beef history: roy keane and sir alex

[@ValensBellator]

That 2011 was such a juxtaposition of teams. One was three stars with the most barebones, bargain basement support I’ve seen in the finals, and the other was a single star with one of the best supporting casts I’ve seen.

[@RandomRay1]

That heat and mavericks rivalry from the mid 2000's to the early 2010's was always felt.

[@shakarussanders9911]

Facts! I couldn't stand seeing those Heat colors!

[@michaelknowlton1231]

Love when Seth does Beef History main reason I subscribed ❤❤

[@MySonIsADog]

it was so lovely seeing the best thing to happen to our team end like that. i just wish we can do something with luka. dirk had so much undervalued key pieces BUT also was so crucial himself! edit: dirk literally changed the way lebron and wade played the seasons after.

[@MetalGod999]

Another excellent video, as always, by Secret Base. This Beef History video featuring Dwyane Wade vs. Dirk Nowitzki was very entertaining and interesting.

[@alospraylo]

Dirk is a true legend that’s why the Mavs got a statue for him. He made it okay for a big 7 footer to step out shoot 3s and not be in the paint all game. He single handily molded the game for modern 7 footers. People often forget that. Man I wish I could have seen Dirk play in todays NBA his stats would be insane. All respects to KAT but DIRK is the best 7 foot shooter of all time.

[@buddyboy4438]

Yup KAT, Giannis, Jokic, AD, KD , Embiid

[@buddyboy4438]

KAT might beat him tho... hes been on fire since COVID year.

[@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI]

1:04 Outside of a Backstreet Boys photoshoot, I've never seen a picture of two guys that epitomise "1998" more than those two.

[@Bigedub101]

Exactly I'm gonna tell my kids they were part of N'Sync

[@jasonchavez1751]

2011 Mavericks were one of the best all around teams ever… from starters to the bench, they were deep with talent. Don’t believe me, look up the entire roster. Not one single player could be labeled a scrub.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

warriors were better

[@buusa]

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 ok?

[@Trancymind]

2011 Mavs team showed everyone what team is all about, having fair play and not disrespecting your opponent.

[@imdbtruth]

Did you know the 2011 Mavericks are the only championship team in NBA history to have 5 past-present-or-future All NBA Players on their roster? Dirk, Kidd, Marion, Chandler, Peja... Not to mention Jet was a 6th Man award winner in 2009. Only two other championship teams have ever even had 4 past-present-or-future All NBA players on their team. 1. The Celtics of the 80s with Bird, McHale, Parish and Johnson. 15 total combined All NBA selections. 2. The 2011-12 Miami Heat with James, Bosh, Wade, and Allen. 30 total combined All NBA selections (19 are LeBron's) 3. The 2010-11 Dallas Mavericks with Dirk, Kidd, Marion, Chandler, and Peja. 22 total combined All NBA selections.

[@junkbuster2521]

Thank god this uploaded 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@FuzzieBear3]

Underrated rivalry

[@willhunt1791]

2011 should go down as the single most impressive title run made by a superstar player ever. So many people underestimate how great Dirk really was.

[@stk7778]

Let's be real. Shaq always got away with offensive fouls, and when that wasn't enough, the league gave Wade all kinds of phantom fouls this series. You're vid emphasizes the one at the end of the game, but it was way worse than that. Mavs got robbed like many teams going against marketable superstars get robbed. Wade's comments about leadership probably did steel Dirk's long term resolve. Watching him beat Lebron and Wade was pretty gratifying at the time because of how they conducted themselves in that series

[@alexescutia4805]

Naw

[@damarideadass8305]

What? The opposite is true. Shaq was fouled a lot more than what was called for. Lmao.

[@stk7778]

@@damarideadass8305 yeah, all those times he drove his shoulders and elbows through ppl they really shouldve gotten out of the way lol

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Shaq got mauled every time he got the ball, if they called fouls on guys guarding Shaq like they called on everybody else Shaq would be going to the line more than any player in NBA history.

[@stk7778]

@@CrazyxEnigma yeah, and he'd be hitting 50% of those free throws

[@herringbonejwn268]

I started watching the nba around 2010, and watched my first nba finals at my cousins house, Dallas vs Miami. After that I never stopped watching, Dirk was my favorite player to watch in the post.

[@MegaAlexcena]

Never forget that in a single season Dirk's Mavs beat the Blazers, swept Kobe's Lakers who were looking for a threepeat and beat a Young OKC that had 3 future MVP's to finally get his Ring 🐐

[@Bratmaxe00]

A day when a Beef History Video is getting uplaoded, its a good day.

[@wojak-sensei6424]

Dirk: Made a personal statement about his team. Wade: DON'T DISRESPECT MY TEAM! Dafuq kinda drama queen attitude is that?

[@Trancymind]

That made Dirk mark 2011 on his calendar.

[@MerkhVision]

This was a great video about two legends and how they motivated each other to greatness!

[@geraldrobertson7871]

I said it the and I'll say it now. Tyson Chandler was the center piece and the reason Dallas won that championship. What Dallas always lacked was defence. Tyson's defensive play rubbed off on all his teammates, and set a tone. After they let him walk, didn't surprise me it was back to score score score, play no defense and hope we win.

[@IdiotForPalin]

Best moment of the 06 finals is after the Mavs losss in Game 5 the cameras briefly caught Dirk attacking - and appearing to lose - a fight he initiated against an exercise bike tucked in the corner of the arena.

[@brandonm4754]

Wade’s 2006 Finals Performance was the best I’ve seen. His 2011 Finals performance was legendary as well! He doesn’t get the credit he should!

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

I wonder if its media hate, or NBA society hate

[@tonytooshort]

Wow. I never knew about this beef. And you did such a great job of in depth analysis. Immediate sub! 👏🏽

[@OmnipotentSpud]

As far as degree of difficulty goes, Dirks win is probably the pinnacle. Between his age, health, his island of misfit toys co-stars, AND the crushing narrative of his collapse, it's plainly movie worthy stuff.

[@legendarywiimaster]

Hakeem’s rings are the GOAT ones

[@amplesstratleholm7609]

Not to mention the gauntlet that the Mavs had to go through. Kobe and Pau as back-to-back champs, Spurs big 3, OKC with their three future MVPs in Durant, Harden, and Westbrook, then Miami with their prime big 3.

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@amplesstratleholm7609 they never beat the spurs, so you lied to basically overrated dirk and the mavs even more, and okc was too young, their only challenge was the finals, and even lebron choked and got outplayed by terry and kidd

[@corey2232]

@@legendarywiimaster You can't say that when he only go them when Jordan left. Then Jordan came back, and he stopped winning rings? Dirk got his ring when nobody had them winning anything, and against the huge favorites to win it all & built to become a dynasty.

[@je7055]

​@@theonlygoodonehere2259 The Spurs weren't around long enough to get beat by the Mavs like in 06 and 09, but Miami was DAL's only challenge? They stomped the 57-win defending champ Lakers. OKC won 55 games that season with KD in his 2nd of 3 consecutive years as the NBA's leading scorer. OKC made the WCFs that season and won the conference the next season, I guess they were like six months too young or something? lol. Did Jason Terry overrate the Mavs too, when he got the Larry O'Brien trophy tattooed on his bicep during the 2010-11 preseason? Everyone knew they were gonna be contenders that year dawg, Chandler was the missing piece they'd desperately been trying to find for about a decade up to that point

[@ZJ-ne9kn]

Dirk was then and still is one of my all-time favorite players. There's been a lot of great players who the playoffs made them Legends dirk would still be an all-time great without a ring, but with one and winning the way that 2011 team makes him a lot more revered, i was happy for him when he got that there's certain guys people root for even if he's not on your team and Dirk was one of them..

[@LargeDude2023]

2011 was the best finals IMO. Dirk IS Dallas. He overcame everything. He didn't abandon ship. Lebron and Wade tried to clown him and got chumped. Was golden watching lil JJ Barea lock up 6'9 Lebron in the clutch lol

[@jimmyrice5321]

Lebron played like he was 5'11 lol

[@TheW11slim]

His whole playoff run was great but that Finals he played the best ever in his career, it was beautiful.

[@GothPaoki]

I'll never forget Wade and LeBron mocking Dirk for being ill by pretending to caugh and then Dirk going and schooling the Miami super team winning a ring in the process.

[@darrengordon-hill]

Everybody talking tough while they up

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

wade outplayed dirk in that finals, I guess thunder could have trash talked them all they want, bc they own them, they swept them a year later, and spared the embarrassment

[@Prodigial]

So happy to see more and more attention getting drawn to the terrible officiating in 2006. Tim Donaghy is on record calling that series rigged and it's obvious af to anyone who actually sat down and watched it. If Dirk had never had 2011, that would've destroyed his legacy.

[@lmhbrian]

I am a simple man. I see Dirk I hit Like.

[@Amour742]

Cringe

[@L8_777]

@@Amour742cope

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

dirk got swept in 2012

[@L8_777]

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 cope

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@L8_777 he lost in 2006, so he has lost to heat before in the finals

[@HaitiSpaceAgency]

Satisfying conclusion for all. A rare moment in beef history.

[@FTTB-FaithfultotheBay25]

Dirk and the 2011 Mavericks probably the NBA's best storyline ever, maybe even in all sports, probably only one that surpasses it would be the 2007 Giants, it's amazing how a supporting cast and star of mostly ringless veterans finally pushed through against all odds to delay the superteam era against "Not 1, Not 2, But 7" team to cap it off

[@hoebertrabeck1621]

1. fc kaiserslautern 1998. you wont find a better story including the beef between otto rehagel and the bayern frontoffice who released him before kaiserslautern picked him up. sorry that mavs team and their story is boring compared to that.

[@jaycrazi87]

And now both headlining the basketball HOF class of 2023 together lol but it’s all good.

[@nbarealtalker]

Dirk has probably long forgotten and moved past the mocking coughs. But LeBron and Wade will never forget them.

[@Trancymind]

I heard Dirk still sends cough drops by mail to Lebron and Wade during christmas?

[@FupaDoncic]

That run lit the DFW on fire. It was so bittersweet. Really wish Mark would’ve ran it back, but he really didn’t wanted Dwight and Deron. That team had everyone buy in.

[@trivialtrav]

The Mavs Heat finals was one of the few times there was a clear "Good guys vs bad guys" scenario. Everyone outside of Miami wanted to see the super team lose. Dirk not only got his revenge and title, he did it with almost everyone rooting for him.

[@CJStew06]

That photo of Dirk and Nash is incredibly 90s-their hair, the jerseys, even the too-small backdrop on wood paneling is perfect.

[@eddsworldlover]

Surprised this didn’t mention they’re gonna be in the same HOF class. And too many videos/stories about Wade’s career just skip from 06 to The Decision, they should’ve talked more about how highly rated DWade was at that time even if the Heat were bad to partially explain why The Decision was so big, and further demonstrate how big an accomplishment 2011 was for Dirk.

[@isaacshaver6218]

Ur beef histories keep me up to date on sports i dont really watch.

[@peldoria]

Shaq does not get enough credit for Miami's success. The guy shows up and the Heat go from being bums to being contenders. Shaq was the runner up for the regular season MVP award not Dwyane, and Wade only got the finals MVP because the refs gave him every call imaginable

[@macewbee]

True pluse alonzo

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

without those free throws he still outscores dirk according to stats, so he really was better than dirk in that finals

[@peldoria]

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 because you couldn't go near him or it was a foul

[@theonlygoodonehere2259]

@@peldoria bullshi*t, same thing happened in 2011, dwade outplayed dirk series wise again

[@peldoria]

@@theonlygoodonehere2259 lol no, Dirk wasn't missing in the 2011 playoffs. He caught fire for months

[@williamreeves9643]

“Everybody acting tough when they up!”

[@uhhhmaeve]

God, following that 2006 Finals was what made me a basketball fan. D-Wade is still my all-time favorite player, watching a recap of this beef was a lot of fun.

[@maxdurk4624]

Also worth noting that Dirk was amazing in the 2006 playoffs before the Finals and purely spectacular in the 2009 playoffs. He was a great playoff performer with one bad series and one bad moment.