Why is Tony Banks, an American football player, being linked to Dallas Mavericks basketball player Dirk Nowitzki?”
NBA Notes Serial harasser? Former NFL quarterback Tony Banks told the Dallas Morning News yesterday that Cristal Taylor – a woman accused of harassing Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki – is the same woman who tried to turn his life upside down in 1997. When their relationship fizzled, Banks said, Taylor began making harassing phone calls to him, his agent, and even his St. Louis Rams head coach, Dick Vermeil. Banks notified team security, which learned that Taylor had a criminal history. The 37-year-old former stripper had been a fugitive for eight years until her arrest on two outstanding warrants last week at Nowitzki’s home. Records show she has had a history of financial crimes and has used more than a dozen aliases dating back at least a decade.
Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki was not the first professional athlete to have a relationship with Cristal Taylor, The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday. Tony Banks, a former NFL quarterback, told The News that Taylor tried to turn his life upside down in 1997. “This is unbelievable,” Banks told The News. “This is wild. I can’t believe it’s the same chick.” Dallas County spokeswoman Kim Leach said Taylor, 37, was transported Wednesday to Jefferson County in southeast Texas. Taylor had been considered a fugitive since 2001. On May 6, while the Mavericks were flying back from Denver, Dallas police officers went to Nowitzki’s house to arrest Taylor after confirming the existence of warrants for her arrest in Texas and Missouri. Two Dallas television stations (KXTA-TV and WFAA-TV) have reported Taylor to be Nowitzki’s fiancée. Banks, 36, played nine seasons with five teams in the NFL before retiring in 2005. He was with the Cowboys for a short time in 2001. Banks had seen stories
Taylor has been charged with fraud and document forgery. Nowitzki welcomed the basketball play to help as a distraction but the Mavericks lost the series to the Nuggets. Nowitzki will now concentrate on the situation involving his girlfriend. Tony Banks claims that his relationship with Taylor ended due to her making too many phonecall to him in 1997.
