NBA star Dirk Nowitzki is a Swansea City fan

He has not been a supporter for long, but he is surely Swansea City's biggest fan.
7ft NBA superstar Dirk Nowitzki has long been an avid follower of the Premier League.
And now Nowitzki's brother-in-law, Martin Olsson, plays for the Swans, the Jack Army has a couple of new members in the United States.
Nowitzki's wife Jessica is the older sister of Martin and his identical twin Marcus, who plays for Derby County.
And the Nowitzkis are thrilled to see Martin thriving in Paul Clement's rejuvenated Swans side.

Great win and thanks for my sweet jersey! @SwansOfficial Nice goal @martinolsson3pic.twitter.com/pDjqo3GcgX

- Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) February 12, 2017

"I'm not going to pretend to have always been a Swansea fan, but I do like the way the team has played in the last few seasons and also recently under Paul Clement," said Nowitzki, who plays for the Dallas Mavericks.
"I hope all goes well for the rest of the season and I look forward to visiting Liberty Stadium when possible."
Born and raised in Germany, Nowitzki joined the Mavericks back in 1998 and has played for the club ever since.
The 38-year-old has enjoyed a glittering career, making the NBA All-Star team on 13 occasions.
Though basketball is his forte, Nowitzki loves watching football.
He and his wife have made regular trips to Europe to watch the Olsson twins in action, and the hope is that they will be over to watch the Swans in action later this year.
Nowitzki already has a Swans shirt, having been sent one by the club's American owners.



"Everybody who knows me know that I love football and it's great that both my brothers-in-law play," he added.
"My wife and I try to watch as many of their games as we can and I also organise a charity football game in Germany every year for my foundation. 
"We've been over a few times to the UK to watch Martin and Marcus play and also spent the summer in France watching Martin play for the Swedish national team in the European Championship."



Martin has made a fine start to life at the Liberty having signed from Norwich during the January transfer window.
The Swede has helped his new club to victories over Liverpool, Southampton and Leicester City, scoring his first Swans goal in the win over the Foxes.
And he hopes his brother-in-law will soon be in South Wales to see him in action.
"He is always watching the games and he has a Swans shirt already," Olsson said.
"The NBA season clashes with the football season so it's hard for him to come over.
"But he wants to come and watch Swansea. Hopefully he will have the chance to come at the beginning of next season."