Kristaps Porzingis is tweeting about Dirk Nowitzki now

Everyone in New York is already head over heels for Kristaps Porzingis, and considering that the Knicks rookie has only gotten better over these past couple of weeks, it's hard to imagine that trend sloping in another direction. Porzingis is here to stay, and that means so is the Porzingis love...likely.

Now, though, after the Knicks almost came back from a 20-plus point deficit only to lose a close one to the Mavericks, Kristaps is throwing some dap in the direction of one of his heroes. 

Here's what he tweeted Tuesday afternoon: