A native of the Bronx, New York, Sealy was named after noted African-American social activist Malik Shabazz, better known as Malcolm X, for whom Sealy\'s father had been a bodyguard. In his senior year at Tolentine High School, Sealy, along with future collegians Brian Reese, and Adrian Autry, went 30-1, and won the state title. Sealy played college basketball at St. John\'s University, finishing his college career with 2,401 points, good for second all-time in St. John\'s history. Sealy was drafted by the Indiana Pacers with the 14th overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft. He has a son who is an all American senior at Scottsdale Christian academy. His name is Erik Sealy\n', '

Over the course of his NBA career, Sealy averaged 10.1 points per game in 23.8 minutes. As a rookie, he lost his playbook, which was turned over to WFAN radio personality Don Imus, whom Sealy contacted on the air in an attempt to have it returned. His final season\'s highlights included making a game-winning reverse putback shot at the buzzer against the Orlando Magic on December 27, 1999 which gave the Timberwolves a 107–105 road win. He also made a game-winning 3-pointer off the glass as time expired in a 101–100 Timberwolves win over the Indiana Pacers on January 17, 2000.\n', '

Sealy was also an aspiring actor, and had a major role as the talented but selfish basketball 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. In addition to this, Sealy designed ties and clothing and owned "Malik Sealy XXI, Inc."\n', '

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