{"id":999,"date":"2026-06-03T16:38:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=999"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:38:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:38:29","slug":"deseret-news-archives-jazzman-karl-malone-was-one-of-a-kind-and-an-mvp-at-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=999","title":{"rendered":"Deseret News archives: Jazzman Karl Malone was one of a kind, and an MVP at it"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on June 3, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>On June 3, 1999, Utah\u2019s Karl Malone became the ninth player in NBA history to win the Maurice Podoloff trophy twice when he was named the league\u2019s MVP for the 1998-99 season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=997\">Seeking Christ in New York City: Latter-day Saint women share that Jesus is \u2018worth following\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Mailman had previously won the award for his play during the 1996-97 season.<\/p>\n<p>Malone is considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history. He spent his first 18 seasons (1985\u20132003) with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton. The U.S. Olympic Dream Teamer ended up a 14-time NBA All-Star, and an 11-time member of the All-NBA first team.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone has a favorite Karl Malone moment. What is yours?<\/p>\n<p>Wrestling with Dennis Rodman?<\/p>\n<p>The full-court pass to John Stockton \u2014 over Michael Jordan\u2019s outstretched arm \u2014 in the NBA finals?<\/p>\n<p>The hand-behind-his-head photo op as he swept in for a \u201chammer dunk\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>The malaprops?<\/p>\n<p>Any pick-and-roll, or any one of his 36,928 career points he tallied?<\/p>\n<p>For the record, Malone ranks third all-time in NBA scoring behind LeBron James and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=995\">The making of a rainmaker<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is some great archive content from Deseret News colleagues:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKarl Malone: The way we were\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCable show tells story of Malone\u2019s life\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFamily first: Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone is content with life after basketball\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a sense, parade honors Karl Malone, 30 years later\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking for Mr. Malone\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMalone\u2019s MVP chance takes its last shot\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s official: 2nd MVP delivered to Malone. But Mailman balks at televised event in N.Y.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMalone is delivered this year\u2019s MVP title\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My favorite off-the-court Karl Malone moment?<\/p>\n<p>Just after being drafted, the young Malone flew in on his birthday, July 24, 1985, and thought the Days of \u201847 Parade was all about him.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=993\">Perspective: What \u2018The Chosen\u2019 looks like to The New Yorker<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Related<\/div>\n<div>Deseret news timeline<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Best player in Utah Jazz history won his second Most Valuable Player award on this day in 1999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":998,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-utah"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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