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Article: Karl Malone: the 'Mailman' delivers; NBA All-Star finds fame and fortune in the unlikely setting of Salt Lake City.
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- Ebony
- Article date:
- February 1, 1991
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 Johnson Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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SEVEN minutes into the game and the fans at the Salt Palace arena can feel it coming. Karl Malone, is about to take another "special delivery" to the hoop.
Working underneath the basket, Malone spins and shoots. The ball bounces off the rim, but the player known as the "Mailman" is just getting started. He easily slips past his defender, grabs the rebound and lays the ball in the hoop for the score.
Count the basket. As the game's premier power forward, Malone is scoring points on and off the court as a legitimate NBA superstar.
The former Louisiana Tech University star is now the big gun for the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. He won the MVP ...