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The Lakers had a star-studded lineup that included offseason acquisitions Karl Malone and Gary Payton as well as mainstays Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal. Malone and Payton were perennial All-Stars ; Payton had led the Seattle SuperSonics to the Finals in 1996 , while Malone's Utah Jazz reached the Finals in 1997 and 1998 . [ 17 ]
Head coach Phil Jackson abruptly resigned, Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat, where he eventually won a championship in 2006; Gary Payton was dealt to the Celtics, and Karl Malone was left unsigned, which subsequently resulted in Malone's retirement following the start of 2004–05 NBA season.
Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963) [1] is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed " the Mailman ", he is considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history. [
Karl Malone has made the most free throws in NBA history. ^ Active NBA player * ... Shaquille O'Neal* MIA: 5,147: 2005–06 2006–07: 667: Allen Iverson* PHI 2006
T8. Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal (89) 10. Larry Bird (87.2) T11. Kevin Durant, Bob Pettit, Oscar Robertson, Karl Malone (84) 15. Hakeem Olajuwon (83.9) 16. Jerry West (82.9) 17. Moses Malone ...
The co-MVPs of the game (Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan) combined for 46 points and 23 rebounds. It was the third time in All-Star Game history that two players won the MVP award. It also happened in 1959 (Bob Pettit and Elgin Baylor) and in 1993 (John Stockton and Karl Malone).
The Shaq–Kobe feud was the conflict between National Basketball Association (NBA) players Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, who played together for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1996–2004. O'Neal and Bryant won three consecutive NBA championships ( 2000 , 2001 , 2002 ), and made an additional NBA Finals appearance in 2004 .
Karl Malone: Utah Jazz: 11th 616,251 C Shaquille O'Neal: Los Angeles Lakers: 6th 565,184 Reserves G Jason Kidd: Phoenix Suns: 2nd 305,834 G Eddie Jones: Los Angeles Lakers: 2nd 300,658 G Nick Van Exel: Los Angeles Lakers: 1st 232,274 G Mitch Richmond: Sacramento Kings: 6th 197,695 F Tim Duncan: San Antonio Spurs: 1st 423,970 F Vin Baker ...