Malik Wright

Malik El DeBarge Wright is one of the main characters in The Game. He is the only son of Tasha Mack and Chauncey Wright. He is also the brother of Kai Mack and Pucci Wright. Once a superstar quarterback, he's now the third-string quarterback for the San Diego Sabers.

Malik Wright is portrayed by Hosea Chanchez.

Biography[]

Malik Wright is the San Diego Sabers superstar quarterback and the son of Tasha Mack. Arrogant and cocky, he initially begins the series as an immature womanizer.

Malik falls in love with actress Robin Givens and convinces her to marry him as a publicity stunt.

In the beginning, he lived with Tasha, but eventually gets his own place for the purpose of being able to party every night. In season two, he fires Tasha as his manager.

In season three, he finally meets his father, Chauncey and his half-sister, Pucci, whom he tries to help her with her singing career.

In season four, Malik is still a cocky, spoiled playboy who is sleeping with the wife of the Sabres' new owner. He gets arrested for DUI and assaulting a police officer, and goes to rehab to solve his newfound problems. While in rehab, he meets & falls in love with Jenna Rice, a troubled supermodel.

In season five, he has financial issues which forces him to sell his multimillion-dollar mansion and cars. In the fifth season finale, it appears as if Malik has gone back to his old habits by breaking up with Jenna.

In the final episode of the fifth season, he appears to have gone back to his old habits by breaking up with Jenna. While talking to his new sex interest, he purchases expensive things.

Malik reaches a breakthrough in a therapy session with Tasha. He has never had a chance to express himself due to Tasha's domineering behavior and their codependency on one another. The therapist also forces Malik to stand up to his mother and "grow up." Before he leaves, Malik reassures his love to Tasha Malik winds up in a rivalry with rapper Franko after the latter discovers that he has been sexting Tori. In the sixth season finale, he winds up in the hospital after being brutally beaten & injured by Franko and a group of men who presumably had their women stolen by Malik. While in the hospital, he learns that he won't have full use of his football arm anymore.

In season seven, Malik undergoes physical therapy in the hopes of getting back into football where he falls in love with his physical therapist, Yanna, but in the season finale, their relationship ends.

Malik rejoins the Sabres in season eight, but loses his position as team captain to Blue. In the eighth season finale, he & Keira admit their feelings about each other.

In season nine, Malik and Keira are in a relationship as he & Blue begin feuding with each other, and becomes the laughingstock of the team. In the next to last episode, Malik breaks up with Keira after realizing that he wasn't truly in love with her the way that he was with Yanna. (He determined this after realizing that he wasn't crying after sex with Keira like he did with Yana, something he had never felt before then). Keira responds by slapping him.

In the series finale, Malik leads the Sabres to the playoffs. He proposes to Keira (who declines). He had plans to retire, but he continues to play football, winning another championship with the Sabers.

Relationships[]

Renee Royce (Ex-girlfriend)
Eva Marcille (Ex-girlfriend)
Serena Williams (Ex-Girlfriend)
Parker Keith (Ex-sexual partner)
Jenna Rice (Ex-girlfriend)
Tori (Ex-sexual partner, Employee)
Yana (Ex-girlfriend)
Robin Givens (Ex-wife)
Keira Whitaker (Attraction)

Appearances[]

The Game[]

Season 1[]

Season 2[]

Season 3[]

Season 4[]

Season 5[]

Season 6[]

Season 7[]

Season 8[]

Season 9[]

Trivia[]

Malik is one of the two male main characters to appear in every season of The Game.
- Jason Pitts being the other character to hold this unique distinction.