*Cristal Taylor is more than just Nowitzki's “house guest.’’ She is/was his girlfriend and her side’s claim that they are/were engaged seems legitimate enough given the large diamond she’s recently worn on her left ring finger.
*She may be duplicitous – and she may have deceived the Mavs star -- but she is not a “stalker.’’ Their relationship dates back more than a year, when the two allegedly met at a hotel in Houston. Last summer, Dirk told reporters that he had a girlfriend.
*It was Nowitzki himself who, in a sense, started the legal ball rolling by hiring a private investigator to look into Taylor’s background. Almost certainly, that agent came into contact with Dallas authorities who were working with an FBI task force.
*Taylor does frequent Mavs games and is certainly acquainted with Nowitzki’s friends and family. She has attended team functions with him and there is video evidence of the couple spending time together in the kitchen of his home, where she apparently lives. She was at the home on Wednesday morning when she was arrested – two hours before Nowitzki and the Mavericks’ flight returned back to Dallas from Denver.