Malika Andrews is a journalist and host of ESPN’s weekday show, "NBA Today." She also hosts "NBA Countdown" on ESPN and ABC, and has appeared across multiple ESPN platforms, including ESPN.com, SportsCenter and ESPN Radio. Andrews made her debut as a sideline reporter during the 2019-20 season, serving as a sideline reporter throughout the NBA playoffs.

At 26 years old, Andrews became the youngest sports broadcaster to host the NBA Finals Trophy Ceremony; she also made history in 2022 as the first woman to host the NBA Draft. She won the Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air talent Sports Emmy in 2022. Additionally, Andrews was honored with the 2021 NABJ Michael J. Feeney Emerging Journalist of the Year Award and named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 - Sports list the same year.

Prior to joining ESPN, Andrews worked as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune and as a James Reston Reporting Fellow in the sports department at The New York Times.

Andrews attended the University of Portland, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree and graduated with honors. She is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and sits on the NABJ Sports Task Force Scholarship Committee.

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