Watching Sealy Play Was a ‘Real’ Pleasure

Dear Malik Sealy,

I heard the other day you’re excited to leave the Clippers for a “real” NBA team. Well, Malik, remember to thank the Clippers for resurrecting what was left of your career, and giving you the opportunity to become a team leader, something you rarely did.

So now you’re off to the Pistons, to sit on the bench and fall into obscurity and probably out of the league like several other ex-Clippers who thought they had it made, like Ken Norman, Charles Smith and even Danny Manning, who longs for statistical seasons he once had. So long, Malik, you will be forgotten, but not missed.

JOHN C. MELKA

Redondo Beach