Karl Anthony Malone, nicknamed the Mailman, is an American former professional basketball player, born in 1963, who played for the Utah Jazz from 1985 to 2003 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 2003 to 2004, reaching the NBA Finals three times, in 1997, 1998 and 2004, without ever winning a championship. He is third on the NBA's all time scoring list with 36,928 points and holds the league records for career free throws made and attempted, won two Most Valuable Player awards in 1997 and 1999, and made fourteen All-Star teams and eleven All-NBA First Teams. He was named to the NBA's 50th and 75th anniversary teams and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010, with the Utah Jazz retiring his number 32.
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Career HighlightWon his first NBA Most Valuable Player award with the Utah Jazz 1 Classification
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Where did Karl Malone get the nickname the Mailman?
He earned the Mailman nickname in college because he always delivered.
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame says Karl Malone was nicknamed the Mailman in college because he always delivered. The name followed him into the NBA, where he played most of his career with the Utah Jazz.
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Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963), nicknamed "the Mailman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons with the Utah Jazz, and in his last season, the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963), nicknamed "the Mailman", is an American former professional basketball player
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Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963), nicknamed "the Mailman", is an American former professional basketball player
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Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963), nicknamed "the Mailman", is an American former professional basketball player
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Malone won his first NBA Most Valuable Player award, and the Jazz were the top team in the Western Conference and the playoff champions in that conference.
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Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963), nicknamed "the Mailman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons with the Utah Jazz, and in his last season, the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963), nicknamed "the Mailman", is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 18 seasons with the Utah Jazz, and in his last season, the Los Angeles Lakers.
Competed In: 1996 Summer Olympics, Lead or career section
Malone returned from a gold medal winning-effort at the 1996 Summer Olympics leading the Jazz to two consecutive NBA Finals appearances.
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