Is Dirk Nowitzki a Cowboys fan?
Yes. In his own words, Dirk Nowitzki is a Dallas Cowboys fan.
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“Man. It's stressful supporting the cowboys”
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, November 4, 2013.
Last checked November 4, 2026: the quote still matched the page word for word.
When he was a kid, the Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowl XXVII in 1993 (1992 season), the year he turned 15; and Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994 (1993 season), the year he turned 16.
What has Dirk Nowitzki said about the Dallas Cowboys?
Dirk Nowitzki said it in a tweet in November 2013, and NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reported it on November 4 of that year. The tweet read, "Man. It's stressful supporting the cowboys". It was a fan's complaint about a team that was giving him a hard time, and it came from Nowitzki himself rather than from a reporter's account of what he supposedly felt.
He made a second statement in December 2013, so the Cowboys comments came on two separate occasions that fall. Nowitzki was in his sixteenth season with the Dallas Mavericks then, and the Cowboys were the NFL team in the city where he worked. As of that December, the support was current. His status after 2013 hasn't been checked, so nothing here says whether it continued.
Did Dirk Nowitzki grow up a Cowboys fan?
Nothing places the fandom in his childhood. Nowitzki was born on June 19, 1978, in Würzburg, West Germany, and played for DJK Würzburg from 1994 to 1998 before the Milwaukee Bucks drafted him ninth overall in 1998. He then spent his entire NBA career, 1998 to 2019, with the Mavericks.
The Cowboys won Super Bowl XXVII in 1993 (the 1992 season), the year he turned 15, and Super Bowl XXVIII in 1994 (the 1993 season), when he turned 16. Those are title years during his teens, and they are all the timeline offers. The only dated evidence of his fandom comes from his Dallas years, and no source says when it began.
Does Dirk Nowitzki like the Dallas Cowboys?
His own words say so. "Stressful" is the sort of word a fan uses about a team he follows closely, and he repeated the sentiment in a second 2013 statement. No source disputes it or says it ended.
His loyalties outside the Cowboys are thinly documented. The Texas Rangers are listed as another of his teams, though that comes from a report rather than from anything he said himself.
Which other athletes are Cowboys fans?
Several players besides Nowitzki are tied to the Cowboys. Those who have said so in their own words include Shaquille O'Neal, Luka Doncic, Allen Iverson, Chris Paul, Tyrese Maxey, Cade Cunningham, Chris Bosh, Dennis Rodman and Julius Randle. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Russell Westbrook are reported to be fans, and so are Cooper Flagg and Paige Bueckers. LeBron James is listed as someone who used to be a Cowboys fan.
Questions people ask
Is Dirk Nowitzki a Cowboys fan?
Yes, in his own words. He tweeted in November 2013 that it was "stressful supporting the cowboys" and made a second statement that December.
When did Dirk Nowitzki become a Cowboys fan?
No source says when it started. The earliest evidence is his November 2013 tweet, from his years with the Dallas Mavericks.
Did Dirk Nowitzki grow up a Cowboys fan?
Nothing places the fandom in his childhood. He was born in Würzburg, West Germany, and his only dated statements about the Cowboys come from 2013.
Which other athletes are Cowboys fans?
Shaquille O'Neal, Luka Doncic, Allen Iverson, Chris Paul and Julius Randle have all said so themselves, among others. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Russell Westbrook are reported fans.