Who is the athlete who roots for the Rangers?
Dirk Nowitzki is a retired NBA player whose career teams were DJK Würzburg and the Dallas Mavericks. He was born June 19, 1978, in Würzburg, West Germany.
The tie to the Rangers is reported by an outlet, not stated by Nowitzki himself. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth described him on November 4, 2013, as "Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki, who's an outspoken fan of the Rangers and the Cowboys." The Rangers play in Arlington, in the AL West.
Did Dirk Nowitzki grow up a Rangers fan?
Nothing shows that he did. He was born in West Germany, and the 2013 report places the fandom during his time with Dallas, not his childhood. The Mavericks are the team he played for in the NBA, so his Rangers fandom lines up with where he worked as an adult.
Questions people ask
Which athletes are Rangers fans?
Dirk Nowitzki, the retired Mavericks forward, was described by NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth in 2013 as an outspoken Rangers fan.
Which athletes grew up Rangers fans?
No childhood Rangers fandom is shown for Nowitzki, who was born in Würzburg, West Germany.
Did Dirk Nowitzki say he is a Rangers fan himself?
The tie is reported by NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, not confirmed in his own words.