How would you react if you were at your workplace and an earthquake hit the area? Well, ESPN’s Malika Andrews unfortunately found herself in that position on Monday, as an earthquake hit Los Angeles while she was interviewing Rebecca Lobo on NBA Today. While some might have panicked in that situation, Andrews amazingly did not.
“As we have a bit of an earthquake here in Los Angeles,” Andrews said. “So, we’re just going to make sure our studio lights, everything stays safe. Everything’s shaking. You good Mylan? Everybody good? Alright, thank you so much for bearing with us through that. Our studio was shaking just a little bit.”
ESPN Los Angeles studio shaking from an earthquake during NBA Today and Malika Andrews handled it like a pro. pic.twitter.com/KPGndlCx01
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 12, 2024
That was very well done by Andrews, who is far from a veteran. She is just 29 years old and handled that situation ever so well. Andrews later addressed the incident in a post on X.
“Definitely a scary moment here in our LA studios. Thank you to our incredible staff and crew who stayed cool throughout! Stay safe, fellow Angelenos.”
Lobo, who was being interviewed during the segment, was also in awe of Andrews. She too took to X to share her thoughts on what had happened.
“I was stunned by both the earthquake and how Malika Andrews handled it like a boss. Wow.”
New York Knicks forward Josh Hart, meanwhile, called Andrews the GOAT and I certainly won’t argue with that. She wasn’t the only notable ESPN personality in the studio when the earthquake hit, of course, as Tim Legler was there too and he shared his reaction to it on X.
“Nothing like being on the set for live TV when an earthquake hits! Wild day in the LA studio with Malika Andrews for NBA Today. Hopefully everyone is safe. I’m sure Californians are used to this but very different for an East Coast guy like myself.”
Nothing like being on the set for live TV when an earthquake hits! Wild day in the LA studio with @malika_andrews for NBA Today. Hopefully everyone is safe🙏 I’m sure Californians are used to this but very different for an East Coast guy like myself pic.twitter.com/BK5keP47rg
— Timothy Legler (@LegsESPN) August 12, 2024
Fortunately, it was just a 4.4-magnitude earthquake, and it doesn’t seem as if it caused extensive damage. Californians are probably getting used to these by now and that’s unfortunately not something you ideally want to get used to.
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