Karl Malone

Karl Malone
	Malone in 1997
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Personal information
Born	July 24, 1963 (aged 62); Summerfield, Louisiana
Nationality	American
High school	Summerfield; (Summerfield, Louisiana)
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
College	Louisiana Tech (1982–1985)
NBA Draft	1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13th overall
	Selected by the Utah Jazz
Pro career	1985–2004
Coaching career	2007–2011
Career history
As player:
1985–2003	Utah Jazz
2003–2004	Los Angeles Lakers
As coach:
2007–2011	Louisiana Tech (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
	2× NBA Most Valuable Player (1997, 1999); 14× NBA All-Star (1988–1998, 2000–2002); 2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (1989, 1993); 11× All-NBA First Team (1989–1999); 2× All-NBA Second Team (1988, 2000); All-NBA Third Team (2001); 3× NBA All-Defensive First Team (1997–1999); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1988); NBA All-Rookie First Team (1986); No. 32 retired by Utah Jazz; NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team; Second-team All-American – NABC (1985); Southland Player of the Year (1983); No. 32 retired by Louisiana Tech;
Career NBA statistics
Points	36,928 (25.0 ppg)
Rebounds	14,968 (10.1 rpg)
Assists	5,238 (3.5 apg)
	Basketball Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Men's Basketball
	Representing United States
Olympic Games

Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player. He spent his entire NBA career with the Utah Jazz, except for the last year of his career, where he played for the Los Angeles Lakers. He is 2nd place on the list of basketball players who have scored the most points all time. Before entering the NBA, he played college basketball at Louisiana Tech University where he earned the nickname, The Mailman for his consistency and his work in the post. Some people think he is the greatest player who did not win an NBA championship, while others argue it could be teammate John Stockton, Charles Barkley or Patrick Ewing.

Malone had a professional wrestling match at World Championship Wrestling (WCW)'s Bash at the Beach in 1998, where he teamed with Diamond Dallas Page to face Hollywood Hogan and Dennis Rodman.^[1]

In 1999 NBA season he won MVP award.^[2]

In 1998, it was reported by The Globe that Malone had allegedly fathered three children: two by Bonita Ford and a one with Gloria Bell, who was 13 when she gave birth.^[3] Malone was not charged with statutory rape.^[4] Malone was confirmed by a judge in a lawsuit to have fathered Bell's child.^[5] In 1998, Malone accepted his paternity of the Ford twins and repaired his relationship with his son former NFL player Demetress Bell in 2014. ^[6]^[7]

Karl Malone Media

Professional basketball player Karl Malone
Los Angeles - California - USA.*Foto realizada con una Nikon D100 en formato JPG sin procesar. Picture made with Nikon D100 in JPG format without post-processing.
Malone's statue outside the Delta Center (then Vivint Smart Home Arena, pictured in 2017)
Malone with Diamond Dallas Page in 1998
110801-N-TT977-278 NBA Legend Karl Malone visits with Soldiers assigned to Bagram Mortuary Affairs, Afghanistan, August 1, 2011. Malone, along with magician David Blaine are on a five-day USO tour with Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visiting troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley/Released)