Who is the Blackburn Rovers fan, and where did he say it?
Dirk Nowitzki is a retired NBA player who came up through DJK Würzburg before joining the Dallas Mavericks. The Blackburn link comes from a Men in Blazers podcast interview, which Dallas News (SportsDay) quoted on May 25, 2013. In it he said, "I'm a Blackburn fan first and in the Premier League, I like Arsenal." The statement is reported through that outlet's account of the interview, not through a post or video of his own.
How does it line up with where he is from?
Nowitzki was born on June 19, 1978, in Würzburg, West Germany, and his early playing days were in that same city with DJK Würzburg. Nothing in his background points to Blackburn, so the tie shows up only in what he said in the Men in Blazers podcast interview.
Questions people ask
Which athletes are Blackburn Rovers fans?
Dirk Nowitzki, the retired NBA player, was reported in 2013 to be a Blackburn fan.
Which athletes grew up Blackburn Rovers fans?
No childhood fandom is stated for Nowitzki, only the 2013 podcast remark reported by Dallas News (SportsDay).
Did Dirk Nowitzki say he supports Blackburn Rovers?
On the Men in Blazers podcast he said, "I'm a Blackburn fan first and in the Premier League, I like Arsenal."