Twitter reacts to Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone appearing on UFC 291’s broadcast

Utah Jazz icon Karl Malone appeared at UFC 291 and it went as well as you would expect.

Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone is a divisive man in the NBA sphere these days. His actions as a college student are well known to many people, and his behavior toward the subsequent children he fathered painted him in a very negative light. Then there were the comments at the NBA All-Star game in Utah where he refused to acknowledge or take responsibility for anything he’s done.

So it’s not surprising that there are few men in the history of the Utah Jazz who curry such unique and differing reactions as Malone. Some people feel his fathering of a child with a teenage girl when he was in college was unforgivable, others are able to separate the art from the artist, so to speak.

But when the UFC came to Salt Lake for UFC 291 denizens of Salt Lake were expected to be split over Justin Gaethje or Dustin Poirier, not about Malone. Malone was shown during the broadcast of UFC 291, and fans did not react all the same.

There was silence before boos started to erupt, followed by cheers; all in real-time and all for one man.

But it was Twitter that saw the biggest reaction for Malone, and none of it was good. There are dozens of tweets talking about Malone appearing on the broadcast, and there wasn’t one positive one to find. Not only that, but most aren’t really suitable for a site like this, so here’s the best of the them.

https://twitter.com/Klay_SZN/status/1685500779719962625

https://twitter.com/TheMacNameDre/status/1685501138211364865

Clearly, Malone’s reputation off the court is beyond tarnished and fans will likely never forgive or forget his actions. The Jazz have had a lot of great names come through the franchise, but few at the level of Malone’s.

Despite his level of fame, it’s high time that the franchise moves away from him. Malone is too toxic of a name to keep associating with your brand.