Karl Malone played in the NBA.
Karl Malone . He scored the second most career points in NBA history ( 36,928 ) ( second behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ) , and holds the records for most free throws attempted and made , in addition to co-holding the record for the most first team All-NBA elections in history ( tied with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James ) . Malone appeared in the playoffs every season in his career , including the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998 with the Jazz .