scotsman13
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"Achilles had his heel. Karl Malone has his knee. One of the most indestructible men in basketball history, facing months of rehabilitation from knee surgery with vitually no chance of meeting his self-imposed mandate of "100 percent" health next season, has decided to end his 19-year NBA career, several league sources said Wednesday. "He's totally at peace with his decision," one said.
"Malone informed Jazz owner Larry Miller of his decision a week ago, and discussed it with Jazz coach Jerry Sloan over the weekend at Sloan's home in McLeansboro, Ill. He postponed surgery -- the first operation of his life, ending a streak of health virtually unfathomable in modern pro sports -- in order to attend a memorial service for Sloan's wife, Bobbye. While the sometimes-mercurial Malone could still reverse course, the seriousness of his knee surgery, combined with the murky future of the Lakers, makes his decision virtually final, the sources said."
"Malone informed Jazz owner Larry Miller of his decision a week ago, and discussed it with Jazz coach Jerry Sloan over the weekend at Sloan's home in McLeansboro, Ill. He postponed surgery -- the first operation of his life, ending a streak of health virtually unfathomable in modern pro sports -- in order to attend a memorial service for Sloan's wife, Bobbye. While the sometimes-mercurial Malone could still reverse course, the seriousness of his knee surgery, combined with the murky future of the Lakers, makes his decision virtually final, the sources said."
