This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Karl Malone, an American basketball player who owns the National Basketball Association (NBA) career record for free throws attempted (13,188) and made (9,787). He ranks second in career points scored (36,928), field goals made (13,528), and minutes played (54,852). In 1996 Malone, known as the "Mailman" because he always "delivered," was named one of the NBA's 50 all-time greatest players.