Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963), nicknamed "The Mailman," is a retired American professional basketball power forward. In his basketball career, Malone spent his first 18 seasons (1985–2003) with the Utah Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton. He played his final season (2003–04) with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Malone grew up in rural Summerfield, Louisiana and played college basketball at Louisiana Tech University. In his three seasons with Louisiana Tech, he helped the Bulldogs basketball team to its first-ever NCAA tournament in 1984 and to first place in the Southland Conference in 1985. The Jazz drafted Malone in 1985 with the 13th overall pick in the first round.
Having scored 36,298 points in his career, the second most career points in NBA history, and holding the record for most free throws both attempted and made, Malone is generally considered one of the greatest NBA power forwards. In 1997 and 1999, Malone won the NBA Most Valuable Player award. Malone appeared in the playoffs every season in his career, including three NBA Finals: in 1997 and 1998 with the Jazz and in 2004 with the Lakers. Internationally, Malone competed with the United States national team in the Summer Olympic games of 1992 and 1996; in both years he won gold medals. After retiring from the NBA, Malone joined the staff of the Louisiana Tech basketball team in 2007 and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
Dennis Keith Rodman (born May 13, 1961) is a retired American Hall of Fame professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks. Born in Trenton, New Jersey, he was nicknamed "Dennis the Menace" and "The Worm" and was known for his fierce defensive and rebounding abilities. Playing small forward in his early years before becoming a power forward, Rodman earned NBA All-Defensive First Team honors seven times and was voted NBA Defensive Player of the Year twice. He also led the NBA in rebounds per game for a record seven consecutive years and won five NBA championships (1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998). His biography at NBA.com states that he is "arguably the best rebounding forward in NBA history". On April 1, 2011, the Pistons retired Rodman's #10 jersey. Later that same year, Rodman was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Rodman experienced an unhappy childhood and was shy and introverted in his early years. After aborting a suicide attempt in 1993, he reinvented himself as a "bad boy" and became notorious for numerous controversial antics. He dyed his hair in artificial colors, presented himself with many piercings and tattoos and regularly disrupted games by clashing with opposing players and officials. He famously wore a wedding dress to promote his autobiography. Rodman pursued a high-profile affair with singer Madonna and was briefly married to actress Carmen Electra.
Kevin Maurice Garnett (born May 19, 1976) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In high school, Garnett was a 1995 McDonald's All-American at Farragut Career Academy and won a national player of the year award. Garnett entered the 1995 NBA Draft, where he was selected with the 5th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the first NBA player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years.
Garnett made an immediate impact with the Minnesota Timberwolves leading them to eight-consecutive playoff appearances. In 2004, Garnett led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals and was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the 2003–04 season. Since his second season in the NBA, Garnett has been named to 14 All-Star Games, winning the All-Star MVP award in 2003, and is currently tied for 3rd-most All-Star selections in NBA history. He was awarded the regular season's NBA Defensive Player of the Year in the 2007–08 season and has been a nine-time member of the All-NBA Teams selection and a twelve-time member of the All-Defensive Teams selection. Garnett currently holds several all-time Timberwolves franchise records.
Kobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978) is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball player in the country. He decided to declare his eligibility for the NBA Draft upon graduation, and was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. As a rookie, Bryant earned himself a reputation as a high-flyer and a fan favorite by winning the 1997 Slam Dunk Contest.
Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. A heated feud between the duo and a loss in the 2004 NBA Finals was followed by O'Neal's trade from the Lakers after the 2003–04 season. Following O'Neal's departure Bryant became the cornerstone of the Los Angeles Lakers franchise. He led the NBA in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, setting numerous scoring records in the process. In 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second most points scored in a single game in NBA history, second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962. He was awarded the regular season's Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in 2008. After losing in the 2008 NBA Finals, Bryant led the Lakers to two consecutive championships in 2009 and 2010, earning the NBA Finals MVP Award on both occasions.
Dirk Werner Nowitzki (German pronunciation: [ˈdɪʁk ˈvɛʁnɐ noˈvɪtski]) (born June 19, 1978) is a German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An alumnus of Röntgen Gymnasium and DJK Würzburg basketball club, Nowitzki was drafted ninth overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1998 NBA Draft, and was immediately traded to the Mavericks, where he has played ever since. Standing 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), Nowitzki plays the power forward position but also has the athleticism and shooting ability to play the other frontcourt positions, center and small forward.
Nowitzki has led the Mavericks to 12 consecutive NBA Playoffs (2000–01–2011–12), including an NBA Finals appearance in 2006 and the franchise's first championship in 2011, making him one of only 5 players in NBA history to win a championship while being the only NBA All-Star on the team. He is an 11-time All-Star and 12-time member of the All-NBA Teams, and the first European-born player in NBA history to receive the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. He is the first Maverick ever to be voted into an All-NBA Team and also holds several all-time Mavericks franchise records. Only Nowitzki and three other players have ever averaged more than 25 points and 10 rebounds in the NBA playoffs, and only Nowitzki and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar have managed 4 consecutive 30-point, 15-rebound games in the playoffs. Additionally, Nowitzki is the only player in NBA history to get 100 blocks and 150 3-pointers in a single season.
Karl Malone - ESPN Basketball Documentary
Karl Malone - You Can't Stop Me
KARL MALONE TOP 10
Karl Malone - The Power in Power Forward
Karl Malone on TNT -- All Star Weekend 2013
Karl Malone 2000-01 Dunk Highlights
Karl Malone vs Dennis Rodman NBA Open Court
Karl Malone's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech
Karl Malone Full Highlights 1990.01.27 vs Bucks - 61 Pts, Career-High!
Kevin Garnett vs Karl Malone - Power Forward Battle - 2/17/03
Karl Malone shows the art of the "Pick and Roll"
Kobe Bryant says Karl Malone tried to hit on his wife Vanessa
Karl Malone: Tough Battle vs. Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs (2001 Playoffs, 29 points)
First Take - Karl Malone says Michael Jordan is not in his starting 5
Plot
For all those times you were at an art exhibit wondering just how hard it would be to steal that "priceless ugly thing". Or how easy... Introducing Stella, Alex and John: three honors students with a taste for anti-establishment pranks and the skill level to execute them seamlessley. Crammed with all that accessible knowledge and the competitive spirit of youth, they decide to tamper with the eccentric egos of the art world. With the help of a friend skilled in replication, they decide to relieve a museum of a prized scultpure. At first, the plan is to replace the statue with an exact replica but Stella can't resist throwing in an unexpected variation. Of course it would've helped if she'd told Alex and John about it.
Keywords: heist
Steal the moment.
Stella Anderson: We're stealing a fat dude?
Karl Malone - ESPN Basketball Documentary
Karl Malone - You Can't Stop Me
KARL MALONE TOP 10
Karl Malone - The Power in Power Forward
Karl Malone on TNT -- All Star Weekend 2013
Karl Malone 2000-01 Dunk Highlights
Karl Malone vs Dennis Rodman NBA Open Court
Karl Malone's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech
Karl Malone Full Highlights 1990.01.27 vs Bucks - 61 Pts, Career-High!
Kevin Garnett vs Karl Malone - Power Forward Battle - 2/17/03
Karl Malone shows the art of the "Pick and Roll"
Kobe Bryant says Karl Malone tried to hit on his wife Vanessa
Karl Malone: Tough Battle vs. Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavs (2001 Playoffs, 29 points)
First Take - Karl Malone says Michael Jordan is not in his starting 5
Karl Malone - Low Post Repertoire
Karl Malone: Playoff High Performance (50 points, 2000 Playoffs)
John Stockton and Karl Malone Top 10 Playoff Plays
Dennis Rodman vs Karl Malone Wrestling [HD]
Afro Kolektyw - Karl Malone
Deleted John Stockton and Karl Malone Bits from the Dream Team Documentary
Karl Malone on The Dan Patrick Show 6/4/13
A conversation with Karl Malone
Karl Malone: 1997 Finals Highlights Game 3 (37 points, MVP Performance)
Kobe Karl Malone feud ESPN interview by Stephen A. Smith 2004
Kobe interview ESPN PTI Shaq apology and Karl Malone feud 2004
Peter Vecsey Tries to Get Punched
Kobe Karl Malone feud interview Fox Sports 2004
SportsBeat Sunday: John Stockton and Karl Malone talk Jerry Sloan with Rod
Stockton & Malone - NBA on NBC Feature (April 2002)
KG & Duncan on Karl Malone - 2000 NBA on NBC Interview
Karl Malone on Arsenio Hall
Kobe interview on Karl Malone 2004
John Stockton and Karl Malone on Jazz pregame 01-31-14
Karl Malone on former coach Jerry Sloan
Karl Malone interview with the Utah Media
Karl Malone interview
Karl Malone Interview (1989)
Karl Malone elbows Michael Jordan in the face 1988
Karl Malone & Gary Payton Join Lakers
Brian Grant vs Karl Malone, Mike Dunleavy goes bonkers - POR @ UTH, Gm 5, 1999 Playoffs
Karl Malone on Sportsbeat April 2007