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The month of May has not been kind to Dirk Nowitzki(notes). After leading his Dallas Mavericks to a first-round playoff series upset, he suddenly trails the Nuggets 2-0 in the Western semis while being pushed around by physical Denver defenders and stubborn TNT personalities alike. And now? Now, he's got woman problems.

Dallas police officers arrested 37-year-old Cristal Taylor (seen here) Wednesday morning at Nowitzki's house on a fraud warrant. She is being held on a theft of services charge out of Jefferson County in southeast Texas and a probation violation from St. Charles, Mo.

According to CBS 11 News sources, the German hired a private investigator to check into Taylor's background and the gumshoe found that she had used at least eight different aliases in the past including Chrystal Ann Taylor, Crystal Ann Taylor, Crystal Ann Santiago and Crista A. Westerhays. How original.

Taylor was initially believed to be "just staying at Dirk's house," pumping David Hasselhoff tunes by the pool and what not, but new reports claim that an anonymous friend says Nowitzki and Taylor were engaged — and that she is pregnant. Apparently, the two have been living together for over a year. This raw video of Dirk interacting with Cristal seems to support the claim.

Nowitzki had little to say Thursday about the incident other than he's going through a tough time in his personal life right now and that he's not at the point where he's comfortable to talk about it yet. Makes sense.

With that said, the All-Star forward says he'll be "ready to play" Game 3 on Saturday, so maybe he'll take some of his frustrations out on the Nuggets. It wouldn't be the first time a NBA superstar destroyed his on-court opposition amidst off-the-court distractions.

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  1. Ahmad K
    1. Posted by Ahmad K Thu May 07, 2009 5:11 pm EDT

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    They're saying that it's his ex-girlfriend/stalker...which is sorta more believable if you ask me.
  2. andrewt
    2. Posted by andrewt Thu May 07, 2009 5:15 pm EDT

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    Dirk is wayyy to good looking for her. He should have stayed with Nash.
  3. Spiderbandit88 - Read the Blogs, Not the Comments
    3. Posted by Spiderbandit88 - Read the Blogs, Not the Comments Thu May 07, 2009 5:19 pm EDT

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    Karma
  4. DR
    4. Posted by DR Thu May 07, 2009 5:21 pm EDT

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    nuts
  5. Redskins21
    5. Posted by Redskins21 Thu May 07, 2009 5:22 pm EDT

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    I didn't know him and david hasselhof lived together to.
  6. wulfgar
    6. Posted by wulfgar Thu May 07, 2009 5:28 pm EDT

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    Is that Chaca from Land of the Lost?
    Geico....so easy a cavewoman can do it!
  7. Travis
    7. Posted by Travis Thu May 07, 2009 5:33 pm EDT

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    oh boy, that's fun stuff.
    dirk's kind of a jerk, so you know, i don't feel to sorry for him. don't sleep with trashy 37-year-olds, buddy.
  8. John B
    8. Posted by John B Thu May 07, 2009 5:35 pm EDT

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    Poor Dirk... poor poor poor dirk...
  9. three6wonzero813
    9. Posted by three6wonzero813 Thu May 07, 2009 5:36 pm EDT

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    this is great. i love learning about the crap that goes on in pro athletes' lives. here's your hero dirk with some f'd up woman and a lawsuit pending, or whatever.
    i can't wait for some dirt to come out on lebron. you know how many women he's got to have been with? and how many more he will be? by the end of it, he'll make d-wade look like that nerdy kid in the corner of the lunchroom who was too scared to look at the teacher with the big chest.
  10. DOH
    10. Posted by DOH Thu May 07, 2009 5:38 pm EDT

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    lal
    http://www.dallasbasketball.com/fullColumn.php?id=1622
  11. geno c
    11. Posted by geno c Thu May 07, 2009 5:46 pm EDT

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    she is a decoy for denver
  12. Dwayne
    12. Posted by Dwayne Thu May 07, 2009 5:49 pm EDT

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    How old is Dirk? He's a Basketball player in his prime dating some on who's 37. Come on Man you can do much better than that. Especially in Dallas.
  13. Chris M
    13. Posted by Chris M Thu May 07, 2009 5:49 pm EDT

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    7. Posted by Travis Thu May 07, 2009 5:33 pm EDT Report Abuse
    oh boy, that's fun stuff.
    dirk's kind of a jerk, so you know, i don't feel to sorry for him. don't sleep with trashy 37-year-olds, buddy.
    How is Dirk a jerk? I'm not a mavs fan but he seems to be one of the most humble NBA players there is...
  14. chris z
    14. Posted by chris z Thu May 07, 2009 5:55 pm EDT

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    is it just me or does she look tore up? man she is ugly!!!
  15. Jonathan
    15. Posted by Jonathan Thu May 07, 2009 5:56 pm EDT

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    Just when josh howard was finishing his affair with the weed... at least you can always count on the mavs for some postseason drama.
  16. OG Warrior Fan
    16. Posted by OG Warrior Fan Thu May 07, 2009 5:59 pm EDT

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    wow. hiring a PI after impregnating her.........
  17. OG Warrior Fan
    17. Posted by OG Warrior Fan Thu May 07, 2009 5:59 pm EDT

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    and the chick is pretty tall. the kid is going to grow up to be 6' 8"
  18. Envigado
    18. Posted by Envigado Thu May 07, 2009 6:01 pm EDT

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    His quote right next to the pic of that busted chick in the link is classic.
    I'm happily married. But were I dating, pretty sure I'd dump a broad before I bothered doing a background check.
  19. erwin
    19. Posted by erwin Thu May 07, 2009 7:08 pm EDT

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    kick her butt out of your property...dick. dont be fooled.
  20. Omar
    20. Posted by Omar Thu May 07, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    and yall said dirk wasn't sraight....pshhhshhhh!
    why is dirk dating a girl older he's 34-35 and she is 37. hmmm i guess age doesnt matter these days.
    I dont know why you guys say he is a jerk, he is nice, i think....
    and ya your right that son is gonna grow up tall.
    Go mavs, hope they make a nice come back from the nuggets.
  21. Omar
    21. Posted by Omar Thu May 07, 2009 7:13 pm EDT

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    #22
  22. Omar
    22. Posted by Omar Thu May 07, 2009 7:26 pm EDT

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    #12 you are so right....
  23. Omar
    23. Posted by Omar Thu May 07, 2009 7:26 pm EDT

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    #12 you are so right....
  24. sam spade
    24. Posted by sam spade Thu May 07, 2009 7:28 pm EDT

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    She's obviously some 'ho that has taken Dirk for a ride. i feel sorry for him. They don't really know who she really is because of so many aliases. So she was selling it and doing shoplifting before Dirk. These arrest warrant are from her past life.
    Damn Dirk. You can get a better babe than this.
  25. ryanjernigan
    25. Posted by ryanjernigan Thu May 07, 2009 8:33 pm EDT

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    Dirk... Jeez... *sigh*

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