Karl Malone’s age, wife, height, net worth, and profession

Karl Malone is a retired American basketball player. Karl became well-known while he was a member of the Utah Jazz, where he and teammate John Stockton formed a formidable tandem.

Karl Malone Life and Career

Karl Malone was a professional basketball player in his youth. He was nicknamed “the Mailman” and was widely recognized as one of the best power forwards in NBA history. This athlete spent his first 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Utah Jazz from 1985 to 2003. He and colleague John Stockton made a strong duo during this period.

Throughout his 18-year career, Malone won the NBA Most Valuable Player award twice and was selected to the NBA All-Star team 14 times. He was also chosen for the NBA’s first team 11 times. The most free throws attempted and made by a single player are also held by this player.

Karl Malone also attended Louisiana Tech University. He played for Louisiana Tech for three seasons, assisting the Bulldogs in 1984 in their historic first NCAA tournament appearance. He additionally contributed to the team’s victory in the Southland Conference in 1985.

The gifted player was chosen by the Utah Jazz in the first round of the 1985 NBA Draft. Every season of this player’s career, he participated in the playoffs. This also applies to the NBA Finals from 1997 and 1998.

The Los Angeles Lakers was where this athlete finished his career. With the Los Angeles Lakers in 2004, the 59 years old basketball player made an appearance in the NBA Finals for the third time. Similar to that, this player competed for the United States and brought home a gold medal at both the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.

Karl Malone Son and spouse

Karl Malone’s wife, Kay Kinsey was a model. In 1988,she took home the Miss Idaho USA title. The lovely couple tied the knot on December 24, 1990. The couple has four kids. On November 8, 1991, they had Kadee; on April 7, 1993, Kylee; and on K.J. Karlee was born in 1998, and on May 8, 1995.

In addition to his children from this marriage, Malone also has three other kids that he has with two other women. He had twins with Bonita Ford when he was 17 years old: Daryl and Cheryl Ford. After some time, he had a son with Gloria Bell. Demetress Bell is the name of his son

Karl Malone Salary

As of 2023, this former basketball player’s net worth was $55 million USD.