of nba all-star dirk nowitzki allows pregnant fiancee to launguish in jail

NBA All-Star Dirk Nowitzki Allows Pregnant Fiancée to Languish in Jail: Story about Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks and his fiancee.

This story has fallen through the sports cracks as the NBA Playoffs have unfolded. It deserves to be part of the national dialogue under the category "professional athletes behaving like total cads toward women."

In short, here it is: Dirk Nowitzki, the 11-year power forward of the Dallas Mavericks, has a girlfriend. She's been living with him for the past year and a half. In fact, he's her sole means of support, which isn't a strain since he makes $18 million a year. She's attended games, sitting in his personal seats. She sat with his visiting father on at least one occasion, and Dirk's also met her mother from St. Louis. The two lovebirds became engaged this past New Year's Eve, a mere five months ago.

It turns out, however, that she has a criminal past. Specifically, a conviction in Missouri for felony forgery, passing checks that were not her's, apparently. She was on probation when she moved to Texas and then failed to complete the process. That was 11 years ago. Then, five years ago, she was charged with using a bad credit card for $10,000 worth of dental work. That's apparently the extent of her rap sheet.

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