Malika Rose Andrews McMenamin was born on January 27,1995 and is an American sports journalist and reporter.
20 Facts About Malika Andrews
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Malika Andrews is the host of NBA Today, which replaced The Jump.
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Malika Andrews joined ESPN in October 2018 as an online NBA writer and debuted as its youngest sideline reporter for a broadcast during the 2020 NBA Bubble.
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Malika Andrews was born in Oakland, California, to Mike, a personal trainer, and Caren, an art teacher.
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Malika Andrews grew up as a fan of the Golden State Warriors.
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Malika Andrews is of Jewish descent through her mother and had a bat mitzvah in 2008.
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Malika Andrews worked at her maternal grandfather's civil rights law firm for a year before studying for a communications degree at the University of Portland and graduating in 2017.
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Malika Andrews introduced herself at an NBA Summer League game in 2017 to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, who had read her work at The Beacon.
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Malika Andrews had an internship at The Denver Post before working as a James Reston Reporting Fellow in the sports department at The New York Times.
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Malika Andrews worked for one year as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune before joining ESPN.
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Malika Andrews led the 2020 NBA draft telecast with virtual interviews of the top draftees.
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In 2021, Malika Andrews was nominated for an Emmy in the Emerging On-Air Talent category.
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Malika Andrews has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association for her work as ESPN's only black female NBA reporter.
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Malika Andrews was named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in the sports industry for 2021.
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Malika Andrews makes appearances on shows such as SportsCenter, Get Up, NBA Countdown, Around the Horn and The Jump.
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On July 6,2021, Malika Andrews was announced as ABC's sideline reporter for the NBA Finals coverage, taking over for Rachel Nichols, who was removed after audio was leaked of Nichols disparaging the network's promotion of analyst Maria Taylor as the primary host of the Finals.
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In March 2022, Malika Andrews appeared in the short film entitled Playoffs on NBA Lane, promoting the 2022 NBA playoffs, alongside now-retired sportscaster Marv Albert.
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On June 23,2022, Malika Andrews made history by being the first woman to host the NBA Draft.
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Malika Andrews confirmed she was living with her boyfriend in New York City during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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In October 2023, Malika Andrews filed for a restraining order against Salim Moidin, a 41-year-old man from New Jersey.