Karl Malone News

There was a time early in this decade when the Detroit Pistons' model for success succeeded.

What seemed like a typical early-season game between the Indiana Pacers and the host Detroit Pistons on Nov.

The Utah Jazz have cornered the market lately on the player of the week award. A week after Carlos Boozer earned the honor, Deron Williams was recognized by the NBA as the Western Conference player of the week Monday for his contributions to the Jazz's wins over the Lakers, Magic and Spurs in a brutal-but-successful six-day stretch.

This year's rookie class was one which was seen by me as being one that was better than it was given credit for at the time of the draft.

Just when Hot Rod Hundley thought he was out of basketball broadcasting, the Los Angeles Lakers pulled him back in - for a few games, anyway.

A longstanding problem with the Jazz stands with them still. They can't win on the road.

's hot streak got the NBA 's attention. The league honored the Jazz power forward Monday as its Western Conference player of the week for games played last Monday through Sunday.

The above photograph with Carrot Top. The latter years of his career in which he put himself above the game.

Admit it. On sinister curiosity alone, there is an appeal to Dennis Rodman making the Hall of Fame.

Karl Malone and Scottie Pippen, superstar forwards who were part of dominating tandems that helped define the NBA in the 1990s, head the list of candidates for the 2010 class of the Basketball Hall of Fame .

Stephen A. Smith of ESPN is reporting that Allen Iverson has officially retired from the NBA.

An order for The Mailman's delivery into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has officially been placed.

Bryon Russell's feel-bads were hurt by Michael Jordan and he's yapping about doing a 1-on-1 rematch.

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is intensely private regarding his personal life.

Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and he said his prognosis is encouraging.

Here's a quick question for NBA trivia buffs: Who is the last person to win the Most Valuable Player award who is no longer an active player in the association? Believe it or not, it's Karl Malone, who won the second of his two MVPs for the lockout-shortened 1999 season with the Utah Jazz.

From the George Mikan era in Minneapolis to the 1972 champions, Magic Johnson's "Showtime" days and more, David Kohler has compiled an astounding amount of Lakers artifacts.

Hall of Fame players Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson famously kissed moments before tip-off of Game 1 of the 1988 NBA finals.

Greg Oden reinvented himself this summer. After an inconsistent debut season, the 7-foot-center for the Portland Trail Blazers slimmed down, worked on his defense, focused on his footwork and even added a turnaround jumper to his repertoire.

When he heard the criticisms from his former friend Magic Johnson in a soon-to-be-released book, Isiah Thomas said he'd had enough.