Malika Andrews

“These people I cover, I want to do right by them. Doing right by them doesn't always mean agreeing with me or being happy with me, but it means being fair to them and giving their voice space.”

“I'm a worrier and a perfectionist, and live television is like the antithesis of that, so it's been an interesting sort of push-pull of what I forgive myself for and what I don't.”

“I still believe that my main purpose is to better inform the world. Sometimes that's done with infusions of my opinion, sometimes it's done with numbers, and sometimes it's done through writing a profile or, in this case, doing a sit down interview. But I feel that's my job.”

“My goal is not to ridicule, or put down your opinion. But there are facts at times, especially in this age of misinformation, that may contradict your opinion, and I hope that they can just better inform you.”

“Covering the NBA is about covering people. I think that's why it's sometimes compared to a reality show - because you actually get the chance to know the characters, not just the teams.”

“My first thought when I started in journalism is that I wanted to work for a fashion publication like 'Vogue' or 'Glamour.'”

“I look back at the bubble as a net positive. Maybe it's because of how my career continued to go from there. Maybe it's because I got to cover things that aren't often the central focus in sports.”

“I struggled with restricting and purging. It is not really anorexia or bulimia. It is more anorexia than bulimia, but it doesnt fit super neatly into a box, which I learned through my years of treatment that more and more eating disorders dont fit neatly into a box.”

“I don't think I am moving into an analyst role. And I'm very intentional about that. I'm at the point where I'm really looking forward to being a host.”

“Im prepping every day because biggest breaking news in the world or no games the night before, I have a show to do for an hour every day.”

“The 'NBA Today' viewers dont need to see the full Andrews sisterhood on every show.”

“I grew up in California, I'm a Disney employee, and I have never been to a park, outside of living in one for 107 days. So now I'm on a mission to go for real.”