Malik Sealy
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| Position | Shooting guard |
|---|---|
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Born | February 1, 1970 The Bronx, New York, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Died | May 20, 2000 (aged 30) St. Louis Park, Minnesota |
| High school | St. Nicholas of Tolentine, Bronx, N.Y. |
| College | St. John's |
| Draft | 14th overall, 1992 Indiana Pacers |
| Pro career | 1992–2000 |
| Former teams | Indiana Pacers (1992–1994) Los Angeles Clippers (1994–1997) Detroit Pistons (1997–1998) Minnesota Timberwolves (1998–2000) |
Malik Sealy (February 1, 1970 – May 20, 2000) was an American professional basketball player from 1992 until his death in an automobile accident. Sealy played eight seasons in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves. A native of The Bronx, New York, he played college basketball at St. John's University and was selected by the Indiana Pacers as the 14th overall pick of the 1992 NBA Draft.
Sealy was also an aspiring actor, and had a major part as the talented but selfish player 'Stacey Patton' in the 1996 motion picture Eddie starring Whoopi Goldberg. He also made appearances on TV shows such as The Sentinel and Diagnosis Murder.[1]
Sealy was killed in St. Louis Park, Minnesota on May 20, 2000.[1] He was driving home from a birthday celebration for teammate Kevin Garnett in downtown Minneapolis when his sport utility vehicle was struck by a pickup truck traveling the wrong way down the highway.[1] The truck was driven by 43-year-old Souksangouane Phengsene who survived the accident with head and chest injuries.[1] Phengsene was driving drunk; his blood alcohol content was .19, well above the legal limit in Minnesota. He was subsequently given a four-year prison term. Neither accident victim was wearing a seatbelt. Phengsene's airbag deployed but Sealy's SUV did not have one.[1]
On October 18, 2006, ESPN reported that Phengsene had been charged with a new count of felony drunk driving. [2] On March 30, 2008, Phengsene was arrested in Minneapolis on suspicion of drunk driving. [3] On April 24, 2008, he was sentenced to another eight years in prison. [4]
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- Designed ties and clothing and owned "Malik Sealy XXI, Inc."[1]
- Sealy's father was a personal bodyguard of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X[1], and Sealy was buried in the same cemetery as Malcolm X.
- Kevin Garnett has made a tribute to him, having written "2MALIK" in the inside of the tongue on the Adidas Garnett 3 shoes.
- In his honor, the Minnesota Timberwolves retired his #2 jersey.[1]
- Made a game winning reverse putback shot at the buzzer vs Orlando on December 29, 1999 giving the Timberwolves a 107-105 road win.
- Made a game winning 3-pointer off the glass at the Buzzer in a 101-100 Timberwolves win over the Indiana Pacers Jan 17 2000.
- Sealy had a major role in the film Eddie with Whoopi Goldberg.
- Sealy is a graduate of St. Nicholas of Tolentine High School, in the Bronx, N.Y.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g Sealy dies in collision with pickup truck, May 22, 2000
- ^ ESPN - Drunk driver who killed Malik Sealy gets another DUI - NBA
- ^ http://www.startribune.com/local/17144856.html StarTribune - Driver who killed Sealy in crash is held again on DWI
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3366023 ESPN - Drunken driver convicted in Sealy's death sentenced to eight years
[edit] External links
- Malik Sealy Statistics - Basketball-Reference.com
- Malik Sealy at the Internet Movie Database
- Malik Sealy died tragically on May 20, 2000.
- Malik Sealy Tribute
- ESPN.com - NBA - Sealy dies in collision with pickup truck
