Karl Malone

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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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