Article: Malone Wins Bittersweet MVP Award

GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
06-04-1999
Malone Wins Bittersweet MVP Award

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Karl Malone felt a need to defend his second Most Valuable Player award.

``I know my points were down and my rebounds were down, but the people who voted looked at more than just that,'' said Malone, who also received the award in 1997. ``This is an award for the whole player, for the defensive player and for the team leader. It's not just the numbers that show up in the newspaper.''

The 35-year-old Utah Jazz forward had another banner individual year that was marred by setbacks in other areas, especially his failure to win the NBA title that has eluded him throughout his 14-year ...

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