DALLAS MAVERICKS DIRK NOWITZKI NAMED NBA MVP

NBA Commissioner David Stern addresses the media prior to presenting Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki, of Germany, the NBA's Maurice Podoloff Trophy for being named the league's 2006-2007 Most Valuable Player during a ceremony at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on May 15, 2007. Nowitzki is the first European, and the first Maverick, to earn the trophy which is given based on a players performance in the regular season. (UPI Photo/Ian Halperin)