Eric Woodyard, Deseret News
CHICAGO — Whenever the Utah Jazz were in town to face the Chicago Bulls, as a player, Karl Malone couldn’t help but glance up to notice No. 4 dangling from atop the United Center.
Even with that legendary presence lingering on his Illinois soil, Malone’s head coach Jerry Sloan never used that as a moment to put himself in the spotlight during their 18 seasons together.
“No, no, no. He didn’t have to make it known,” Malone told the Deseret News. “When you’re a student of the game, you already know about it, so he didn’t have to make it known.