Karl Malone, the NBA's second all-time leading scorer with 36,928 points, announced his retirement Feb. 13 in Utah.

Malone's 36,928 points is second only to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 38,387.
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Malone's list of career accomplishments is extraordinary. He's won two NBA MVP awards (1997 and 1999), he's only one of nine players to win two or more MVP awards in NBA history, he's been named All-NBA first team 11 times, he participated in three NBA Finals, he played in 14 All-Star games and won two All-Star Game MVP awards (1989 and 1993), he was named one of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players and won two Olympic gold medals (including one as a member of the original Dream Team in 1992). Plus, he holds NBA records for: most consecutive 2,000-point seasons (11), most career free throws made (9,787) and attempted (13,188).

Malone's career was a model of consistency. He played in 80 or more games in 17 of his 19 seasons in the NBA and played all 82 games in 10 of those seasons. Maybe then, it's not surprising that Malone played for only three head coaches in his 19-year career: Frank Layden and Jerry Sloan in Utah and Phil Jackson in Los Angeles with the Lakers.

Below is a look at Malone through the years in pictures:


In the Beginning: Malone left Louisana Tech after his junior season and was chosen by the Utah Jazz with the 13th overall selection in the 1985 NBA Draft.
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"The Mailman": Malone had one of the greatest sports nicknames ever -- The Mailman -- a moniker bestowed upon him in college because he always delivered.
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Powerful Power Forwards: Malone and his Dream Team teammate Charles Barkley were a new breed of NBA power forward: Strong, quick, athletic and posssessing the ability to expand defenses as well as bang inside.
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Stockton to Malone: No two NBA teammates played on the same team longer than Malone and John Stockton -- 18 seasons. "Stockton-to-Malone" became synonomous with the pick-and-roll.
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Jazz vs. Bulls: Malone and the Jazz went to back-to-back NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998, only to see their championship quest thwarted by Michael Jordan's Bulls each time.
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Perennial All-Star: Malone was named to 14 NBA All-Star teams, including the 2001 Western Conference team (pictured here).
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Move to L.A.: After 18 seasons in Utah, Malone signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, as he and fellow free agent Gary Payton teammed with Shaquille O'Neal to win the Western Conference in 2004.
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On the Sidelines: Durable and reliable througout his 18 years in Utah, Malone missed 40 games in L.A. after suffering a right knee injury. Malone re-injured the knee in Game 2 of the 2004 NBA Finals, hobbled through Games 3 and 4, and had to watch as the Pistons clinched the title in Game 5.
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