
Malika Andrews
@malika_andrews
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Host of NBA Today and NBA Countdown. Journalist. Oakland grown. ☕️
Joined March 2014
Steph Curry sat down with @malika_andrews ahead of Year 17 in the NBA 🙌 Watch Lakers-Warriors preseason at 8:30 ET on ESPN and the ESPN App 🏀
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Breaking: Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier has cancelled her meeting with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert next week, sources tell me and @ramonashelburne. Engelbert’s press conference Friday “pushed the relationship beyond repair.”
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Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier has cancelled her meeting with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert next week, sources told ESPN.
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We are so sad to share that Kyle Owens, the former UC Riverside standout, has died after a battle with leukemia at just 24-years-old. Kyle — who played in his senior night hours after the devastating diagnosis — was a wonderful young man who will be remembered for his huge
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Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier suffered a Grade 2 tear of three ligaments in her left ankle and a muscle in her shin during the collision with Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas in Game 3 of their best-of-5 playoff series, a source close to the situation told ESPN.
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Breaking: Ending a summer-long stalemate, Jonathan Kuminga has agreed to a two-year, $48.5 million contract to return to the Golden State Warriors, agent Aaron Turner told ESPN. The deal has a team option designed for the contract to be ripped up and renegotiated next summer.
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As I reported on NBA Today, the plan is for LeBron James to be present for the Lakers first practice Tuesday but will be limited in his on-court participation, sources told ESPN. LeBron’s camp conveyed to the Lakers’ brass to be “overly cautious” and take the long view in Year 23
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WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert released a statement, responding to Lynx Star Napheesa Collier.
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Napheesa Collier’s full statement today, where she challenged Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and the WNBA with directness and stunning detail we rarely hear from active players. Worth listening to every word.
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Napheesa Collier is using her exit interview to make a push for a dramatic overhaul of the entire WNBA. She said she's speaking for herself but she's making demands and drawing a line in the sand. She is also accusing Cathy Engelbert of undermining the players in the league.
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Something that stuck with me watching endless hours of Bill O'Neil speaking about charts, he often said something to the effect "When a stock is up 5 or more weeks in a row, It is telling you it wants to go a lot higher". $GEV up 9 weeks in a row before its flat base. Chart via
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Giannis Antetokounmpo confirms reporting about evaluating his future this summer: "The same thing I've been saying my whole career. I want to be on a team that allows me and gives me a chance to win a championship... it is never going to change. I want to be among the best."
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BREAKING: Free agent Al Horford has committed to a multi-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, agent Jason Glushon tells ESPN. After seven of the past nine years in Boston and winning the 2024 title, Horford will enter his 19th NBA season as the Warriors' starting center.
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BREAKING: the WNBA has suspended Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve for Game 4 of the semifinals
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Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain suffered a UCL tear in his right thumb during a workout today, sources told ESPN. He and the team are working with specialists to decide how they will proceed, sources said. Philadelphia is set to hold media day tomorrow.
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"Whenever that date is, it will be a home game in front of the fans at TD Garden." 🙌 —Jayson Tatum on when he plans to return from his injury.
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Hopped on NBA Today to discuss the latest on Sandy Brondello's departure from New York
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Breaking: Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson has won the 2025 WNBA MVP award, becoming the first player in league history to win the honor four times, sources tell ESPN.
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New story: Rob Pelinka told ESPN that Luka Doncic’s EuroBasket performance proved “that he's on that incredibly short list of 'best player on the planet' candidates, if not at the top.” Now Luka & LA will try to parlay their summer into a title pursuit
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After a historic summer on the court and massive changes off it, Doncic has sent a message to the NBA. And his new team responded in kind.
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"I'm so proud of myself [and] I'm proud of A'ja for being able to continue to do what she's been doing." Alanna Smith shares how it felt to be named Co-Defensive Player of the Year alongside A’ja Wilson 👏
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NEWS: Las Vegas’ A’ja Wilson and Minnesota’s Alanna Smith have been named the WNBA’s co Defensive Players of the Year — the first time in an award has been shared by multiple players in league history. Both received 29 votes. Gabby Williams got 9, Alyssa Thomas got 3 and
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📣✨ ANNOUNCEMENT! At 3 ET we will have the exclusive reveal of the 2025 WNBA Defensive Player of The Year! Tune in to NBA Today!
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