Karl Malone

Guide Note
Karl Malone is a retired professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.
Fast Facts
- Born: July 24, 1963
- Position: Power Forward
- Birthplace: Summerfield, Louisiana
- Nickname: "The Mailman"
- Uniform Number: 32
- College: Louisiana Tech University
- Trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most points in NBA history
- 14 time NBA All-Star
- 2 time Olympic Gold Medalist
- NBA MVP in 1997 and 1999
NBA Career
Malone was drafted in 1985 by the Utah Jazz (13th overall). While there, Malone would team up with point guard John Stockton. The two would become one of the most prolific tandems in NBA history, playing a record 1,412 regular-season games together while utilizing the pick and roll to near perfection. Malone and Stockton would lead the Jazz to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, but were defeated both times by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.
Malone would again try to win the championship that had eluded him his entire career by joining the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2003-05 season. The Lakers made it to the Finals, but were defeated by the Detroit Pistons in five games.
Personal Life
Karl Malone's son Demetrius Bell was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the 2008 NFL Draft. Malone fathered Bell when he was 19 years old and his mother, Gloria, was 13. Malone and his son did not meet until Demetrius was 18. Malone told Demetrius that it was too late to be his father and he would have to make his own money.
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- Height: 6-9
- Weight: 255
- Rookie Year: 1985
Karl Malone Timeline
- July 24, 1963: Born
- 1981: College basketball debut at Louisiana Tech University
- 1985: Drafted 13th overall in the NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz
- 1988: First of 14 NBA All-Star selections
- 1992: Won the Gold Medal with Team USA in the Summer Olympics
- 1996: Selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History
- 1996: Won the gold Medal with Team USA in the Summer Olympics
- 1997: NBA MVP
- 1999: NBA MVP
- 2003: Joined the Los Angeles Lakers
- 2004: Retired from the National Basketball Association, after 1476 games played
- 2006: #32 jersey retired by the Utah Jazz
- 2007: Named Director of Basketball Promotion at Louisiana Tech University
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