Inside the NBA on TNT has a special guest on Saturday night, with Dirk Nowitzki filling it for Shaq. The Denver Nuggets are Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals but in the show’s fashion, some off-topic conversation came up due to Nowitzki’s presence. Back in the day, Charles Barkley attempted to recruit Nowitzki to play for Auburn. He told the story again on Saturday night but originally did on the Pat McAfee Show in April. Nowitzki had to enter the German Army before eventually being drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. Nowitzki wound up winning an NBA champ…