<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">As much as he tried to credit others, Thursday in Utah was all about Karl Malone. The Jazz honored Malone on Thursday by retiring his No. 32 and unveiling a bronze statue of the power forward who played 18 of his 19 NBA seasons in Utah. The "Mailman," the second-leading scorer in NBA history, grinned at the pregame statue ceremony and again at halftime of the game against Washington when the jersey was unveiled. Malone thanked the Jazz for taking him with the 13th pick in the 1985 NBA draft and his former teammates, who helped him score 36,928 career points. "I realize you knew where the ball was going all the time and you accepted it. Thank you," Malone said at halftime. Appropriately enough, Malone's number hangs right next to former point guard John Stockton's No. 12. Malone's statue also stands just a few feet from one of Stockton, just off the corner where John Stockton Drive and Karl Malone Drive intersect southeast of the arena. The pick-and-roll combination is now permanently fixed in bronze. </div> <div align="center">Source</div>
