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Add Dirk Nowitzki to the list of stars who won't be playing for a while. Surprising release from the Mavs here:
DIRK NOWITZKI UNDERGOES SUCCESSFUL SURGERY
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced today that Dirk Nowitzki underwent arthroscopic surgery to his right knee. The surgery was performed at Texas Sports Medicine by team orthopedic surgeon T.O. Souryal. Nowitzki is expected to resume on-court activities within approximately 6 weeks.
Nowitzki has missed the last three preseason games with right knee effusion. His lone preseason appearance took place in Berlin on Oct. 6 when Nowitzki scored 8 points in 34 minutes of action.