wants his jersey retired, an emotional ceremony. the all-star led the team to its only championship in 2011. he played his entire 21-year career in dallas. the mavs mark cuban unveiling the model of a statue to honor nowitzki. the 7 footer from germany reflecting on his amazing career. what i appreciate most was this pillar supported me during the tough, tough playoff times and playoff losses. so, you know what? that pillar is you, that is, the fans. [ cheers and applause ] mavs beat the warriors last night 99-82. antonio brown, meanwhile, is accusing the buccaneers of covering up the true reason for his shocking mid game exit sunday. in a lengthy statement released through thinks lawyer, head
danger. alex rodriguez posting, anxiously waiting more news. in the meantime, more prayers for david, tiffany and their family. the ten-time all-star led the red sox to three world series titles before he retired in the 2016 season. he was shot but is expected to recover. still in the hospital but expected to recover. reporter: yes. that s right. good news so far. the latest we ve heard from his father. we ll stay on top of this and our thoughts and prayers for the man that was so much bigger off the field than on. he was record setting and iconic and a huge part of them ending their 86-year drought there in boston, he did so much for the community both in boston and the dominican republic. well loved. we ll continue to monitor that. thank you, coy. one person is dead in dallas, texas.
for breaking baseball color barrier by being the first african-american playing for the dodgers in 1947. in 1955, robinson, a six-time all-star led the dodgers to victory in the world series. .311 batting average and he was in ducted into the baseball hall of fame, his number was 42. retired in 1997 across all major league teams. that was the first among all professional sports. he was known to the civil rights leader and awarded congressional and presidential medal of freedom. died in 1972 of a heart attack. he was just 53 years old. if you got a monumental americans, tweet us. i am velshi. what a surprise, peter alexander right here.
match-up of the season. here s nbc s fred roggin. reporter: good tuesday morning. what a difference a week and a half makes for the miami heat. the spurs blew them up by 30 ten days ago. last night the heat returned the favor. in miami, chris bosh had one of his best games, tipped in the dwyane wade miss. he had 30 in 15 boards. heat up at the half and kept it going. off the turnover, wade found the trailer lebron james for the push. miami never looked back, they won 118-80. the lakers have won ten of the last 11 thank in large part to andrew bynum. he was a beast. ten blocks, a career high 18 boards. the all-star led everybody with 23. lakers won it 97-84. nets and celts. paul pierce with a little razzle-dazzle dribble behind his back. cleared for takeoff. good move but that was it for him. he made one other basket the rest of the game. can t say the same for the nets. they were firing on all cylinders.