During the conversation, O'Neal humorously commented on Nowitzki's wife, Jessica Olsson, who is Black. "I found out ...

"They was like that's Dirk's wife and I was like, 'Oh, okay my bad.' But after that I knew that he (Dirk Nowitzki) was down." Shaq then launched into a German(?) accent to further his point.

Dirk Nowitzki ... Mavericks. Nowitzki played 21 seasons in the league, all with the Mavericks. Nowitzki has spent his post-retirement years traveling the world with his family. His wife, Jessica ...