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Karl Malone

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Karl Malone, nicknamed "The Mailman", played 19 seasons in the NBA with the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers, but is most remembered for his time playing for the Utah Jazz. Being second on the all-time scoring list, Malone had sheer power and became one of the greatest power forwards of all time. Malone was one of the hardest working players as he always desired to train in the gym and work on conditioning, so The Mailman would always deliver.


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 Bio:
Karl Anthony Malone was born on July 24, 1963, in Summerfield, Lousiana. He attended Summerfield High School. For college, Malone attended Lousiana Tech University.


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Malone was selected as the 13th pick in the first round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. Since the beginning of his career with the Jazz, Malone teamed up with a center named Mark Eaton and a young point guard named John Stockton who he played with for his entire career playing with the Jazz.

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Malone made many playoff appearances but made the NBA Finals with the Jazz twice in 1997 and 1998 both versus the Chicago Bulls, a team that consisted of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. The Jazz would lose both series as Michael Jordan earned his fifth and sixth NBA championships.


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In 2003, Malone joined the Los Angeles Lakers where he helped in forming a super team with a team with Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, and a newly signed Gary Payton. The team would make the Finals in 2004 versus the Detroit Pistons but would lose the series.

Accolades:
MVP-2(1997, 1999)
NBA All-Star- 14(1988-1998, 2000-2002)
Career Highs-61pts, 23reb, 10ast, 7stl, 5blk


Work Cited:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Malone
2. https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Karl-Malone/Bests/750
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGg6gIeW1sI

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