Dirk Nowitzki Dunking Tells You Everything You Need to Know About the Defense Played During the All-Star Game

We don't know exactly how long it's been since we've seen Dirk Nowitzki throw down a dunk. But we do know that YouTube videos still looked like this the last time we were like, "OH, DAMN," after seeing Dirk dunk:

But during the NBA All-Star Game tonight, Dirk actually caught an alley-oop and finished it—dare we say—with authority!

Tim Duncan was impressed:

Nowitzki's former Mavericks teammate Jae Crowder was impressed:

And yes, even we were impressed (especially with the way Nowitzki paid homage to Vince Carter after the dunk). Way to update your YouTube highlights, Dirk!