Malone won’t rule out possibility of trade

New York Karl Malone believes the Utah Jazz are fielding trade offers for him, and he wouldn’t rule out the possibility of being in a different uniform by the end of the week.

“Do I think they listen to offers from other teams? Oh, absolutely. If it’s the right thing for them, I’m sure they wouldn’t mind pulling the trigger. We’ll just wait and see,” Malone said after the Jazz defeated the Knicks 92-89 Sunday night.

The Jazz and Mavericks had preliminary discussions about a Malone-for-Juwan Howard trade last summer, and several teams called the Jazz to inquire about Malone’s availability after word of those talks leaked out in December.

“(Jazz owner) Larry Miller rejected them all. He’s made it clear that he’d never do it,” said Malone’s agent, Dwight Manley.

But Malone doesn’t see it that way.

76ers’ Iverson sidelined

Indianapolis Philadelphia guard Allen Iverson missed the 76ers game against Indiana on Sunday because of right big toe sprain. Iverson leads the NBA in scoring with a 30.3 average, steals and minutes.

He sprained his toe in Thursday’s loss to Utah.