{"id":15959,"date":"2012-07-03T18:09:28","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T18:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=15959"},"modified":"2021-07-12T17:53:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T00:53:03","slug":"charles-barkley-tried-to-recruit-dirk-nowitzki-to-auburn-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/charles-barkley-tried-to-recruit-dirk-nowitzki-to-auburn-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Barkley Tried to Recruit Dirk Nowitzki To Auburn (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qlz01nBrl4s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>During the Nike \u201cHoop Heroes Tour\u201d in Germany in 1997 Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen &amp; co end up playing against a 17 year old Dirk in a game where Nowitzki apparently dropped 52 on Pippen. 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