Malik Sealy Biography

Fast Facts

• The Minnesota Timberwolves retired his number 2 jersey in his honor after he was killed in a car crash caused by a drunk driver
• Played basketball at St․ John's University, and at the end of his 1992 senior season, he was the school's second-leading career scorer
• Joined a youth league basketball team called the Riverside Hawks when he was 13 and practiced with them in a church near his family's home
• Started a promising acting career, winning a major role alongside Whoopi Goldberg in the film "Eddie" and guest appearances in several television shows
• During his eight seasons in the NBA, he played for the Indiana Pacers, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Detroit Pistons and the Minnesota Timberwolves
• Sold ties and clothing through Malik Sealy XXI Inc
• Was named after civil rights leader Malcom X, who his father worked for as a bodyguard