It’s been nearly a decade since Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash played on the same team, but clearly there is a bond between the pair.
Nowitzki will be in attendance Friday when Nash is inducted into the Suns' Ring of Honor. The Mavericks star plans to fly to Phoenix after starting the season with back-to-back road games against the Suns on Wednesday and the Clippers on Thursday.
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Dirk Nowitzki says he will come back to Phoenix after the @dallasmavs ' back-to-back to be here for Steve Nash's ring of honor ceremony.
— Earl K. Sneed (@EarlKSneed) October 28, 2015 Nash and Nowitzki played together for the Mavs from 1999 to 2004.