Andrews was born in Oakland, California, to Mike, a personal trainer, and Caren, an art teacher. She grew up as a fan of the Golden State Warriors. During eighth grade, she began the year at Head-Royce School and later attended a year-round therapeutic boarding school in Utah, graduating at 17 in 2012. Andrews is of Jewish descent through her mother and had a bat mitzvah in 2008.
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Andrews worked at her maternal grandfather’s civil rights law firm for a year before studying for a communications degree at the University of Portland and graduating in 2017. While at the University of Portland, she was a sports writer, sports editor, and editor-in-chief of The Beacon, the school newspaper. While at school she reported on a player who suffered a brain bleed after crashing into a wall. Following her story in the paper, the school put up padding to prevent further injuries
Malika confirmed she was living with her boyfriend in New York City during the start of the pandemic in 2020.
Her parents are Mike and clean Andrews. She has a sister, Kendra Andrews who was hired by ESPN to cover the Golden State Warriors in 2021.
