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10:13 AM ET 12.15 | Dirk Nowitzki ran through a long set of shooting and running drills before Friday's game at Toronto and went through some of the Mavericks' shootaround earlier in the day. The next step in his recovery from arthroscopic knee surgery: taking part in a practice. That could come next week. For now, Nowitzki spends a lot of his time running to midcourt, turning around, running back to the corner or the wing outside the 3-point line, and shooting a jump shot. Shoot, swish, repeat. He's done some light sliding to his left and right, but still hasn't put the knee to the test in terms of hard cutting. When he gets cleared to start doing that by athletic trainer Casey Smith and his personal coach, Holger Geschwindner, Nowitzki will be ready to go through a practice.

Dirk Nowitzki, Danny Bollinger/NBAE via Getty Images

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December 15, 2012 10:18 AM ET

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Hurry back! Your team just lost to the Raptors!

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December 15, 2012 10:52 AM ET

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We Talkin 'Bout Practice And Not A Game, Bro.

I Love LA

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December 15, 2012 01:45 PM ET

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If Dirk played like he did last year the Raptors dont have to worry about him!!!

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December 15, 2012 03:03 PM ET

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Mavs will be a tough out in the playoffs.

...the best policy

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December 15, 2012 04:30 PM ET

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Originally posted 02:41 PM ET 12.15 by MMAFan

Any team would do a lot better with Dirk joining them. Even Washington would be much improved with Dirk.

Every team would double Dirk and let all the Wizard players do what they do best.... lose!