Malika Andrews.
Leon Bennett/Getty Images for EBONYESPN Malika Andrews She became vocal about the criticism she received regarding perceived racial bias in her reporting.
Andrews, 29, appeared on the NBA star DeMar DeRozanmental health conversation series, Dinner with Demarwhere NBA Today and NBA countdown The host explained how she was forced to confront the narrative.
“The hardest thing for me is putting up with lies sometimes, especially saying, ‘You hate black men,’” Andrews told DeRozan, 35. “That couldn’t be further from the truth. And using my family or the way my family looks as evidence of that. This is not true. That's just harsh.
Andrews comes from mixed-race parents Married fellow ESPN correspondent Dave McMenaminwhich is white, in August.
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“It hurts, and I think it's okay to say that sometimes,” Andrews admitted. “It doesn't matter if it's someone with credibility or someone with a big platform or if it's someone in their mom's basement just launching a post. Sometimes it hurts when that leaks out, especially for me when it's not true.
Former NFL wide receiver Dez Bryant She criticized Andrews during her coverage of the 2023 NBA draft, arguing that she spent time discussing the criminal charges against the draft pick. Brandon Millerwhich is black, while it does not cover the alleged relationship between a minor and Maswada Josh GeddyAnd he is white.
“I advise you not to make this a black or white thing,” Bryant, 36, wrote. via X at that time. “Your parents raised you wrong, and just because you went to a private school doesn't make you any better. You appeal and I know your type. You're just a dummy. I don't know how a former or current NBA player could sit across from you and look at you with some kind of respect.”
Before Meghan Markle became a duchess, former ESPN host Ryan Rossello hoped things would go well in emails. Rosselló, 49, who now works at The Ringer, recalls meeting Markle, 43, during Super Bowl weekend in 2014. “We played in a celebrity flag football game together and it was all swimsuits.” (Sports Illustrated (…)”
Although she strongly disagreed with opinions like Bryant's, Andrews admitted that her journalistic record was not clean.
“We all have jobs to do and we're doing our best — I'm trying to do my best — to show up every day in a way that you guys know what I'm like,” she told DeRozan. “That doesn't mean I cover every story perfectly. It doesn't mean I don't make mistakes. But I think I'm pretty good at saying to you guys in particular: 'We could have been better there.'
She added: “As the world continues to grow in social media, that kindness and humanity that I worry sometimes we are losing.”
