By Matt Hladik After two years of work, the Dallas Mavericks revealed their tribute to franchise legend Dirk Nowitzki on Sunday. Nowitzki, who played all 21 of his NBA seasons with the Mavericks from 1998-2019, is now immortalized in a brand new statue outside of the American Airlines Center. Fittingly, the bust features Nowitzki shooting one of his trademark one-legged fadeaways. “Loyalty Never Fades Away,” the Mavericks wrote in a tweet showing the unveiling of the statue. For a full breakdown of everything that went into creating the Nowitzki statue, click here. Acquired in a draft night tr…