Malika Andrews is an American sports journalist and reporter who 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.
Read on as we explore details of Malika Andrews parents, Mike Andrews and Caren Andrews.
Who is Malika Andrews?
Malika Andrews was born on January 27, 1995 in Oakland, California, United States of America and grew up as a fan of the Golden State Warriors. During eighth grade, she began the year at Head-Royce School and later attended a year-round therapeutic boarding school in Utah, graduating at 17 in 2012.
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. While at the University of Portland, she was a sports writer, sports editor and editor-in-chief of The Beacon, the school newspaper.
During her days in school, she reported on a player who suffered a brain bleed after crashing into a wall. Following her story in the paper, the school put up padding to prevent further injuries.
Who are Malika Andrews Parents?
Malika Andrews was born to Mike Andrews, her father and Caren Andrews, her mother who both played an influential role in her career coming up.
Her father Mike Andrews was a personal trainer, while her mother Caren Andrews was an art teacher.
A Look Into Malika Amdrews Career
Andrews introduced herself at an NBA Summer League game in 2017 to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who had read her work at The Beacon. She had an internship at the Denver Post before working as a James Reston Reporting Fellow in the sports department at The New York Times.
Malika Andrews also worked for one year as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune before joining ESPN.com as a reporter covering the Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks, later moving to New York to also cover the New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets. After the Bucks lost to the Toronto Raptors in the 2019 Eastern Conference Finals, Giannis Antetokounmpo walked out of the press conference, upset about an article that Andrews wrote saying he might leave Milwaukeeif the Bucks did not make improvements to win the title before he would become a free agent in 2021.
In 2020, she was one of first reporters to enter the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex for the completion of the 2019–20 NBA season in the Bubble. Andrews led the 2020 NBA drafttelecast with virtual interviews of the top draftees.
She was cited for her “garden-party-chic wardrobe” on the court by the New York Post, which noted that her trademark look is “flowing floral feminine frocks.”
In 2021, Andrews was nominated for an Emmy in the Emerging On-Air Talent category. 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. She was named one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 in the sports industry for 2021. She makes appearances on shows such as SportsCenter, Get Up, NBA Countdown, Around the Horn and The Jump.
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