TRIBUTO DO JAZZ AO KARL MALONE

O Larry Miller, dono do Utah Jazz, anunciou que a equipe aposentará o número 32 como homenagem a extraordinária carreira do Karl Malone durante 18 anos com os Jazz. A cerimônia se realizará no dia 23 de março quando os Jazz receberão a os Washington Wizards. Ademais de aposentar o uniforme, o Larry H. Miller e o Brian Challis revelarão uma estatua de bronze do Karl Malone na entrada do Delta Center às 04h30min PM.

Depois de 19 anos de carreira profissional, o futuro integrante do Salão da Fama passou a maior parte da sua vida profissional com os Jazz. Malone anunciou a sua aposentadoria no dia 13 de fevereiro de 2005. Com 42 anos, o Malone esteve 18 temporadas com os Jazz onde obteve uma média de 25.4 pontos e 10.1 rebotes em 1,431 jogos. Posteriormente se vinculou ao Los Angeles Lakers em 2003-04 e em uma temporada disputou 42 jogos.

Os primeiros cinco mil fãs que chegarem no dia 23 de março para o jogo receberão uma replica da estatua do Malone que estará na entrada da arena dos Jazz.

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