Sat May 03 00:50:00 UTC 2025: ## ESPN Star Malika Andrews Expands Role, Joins WNBA Countdown in Los Angeles

**LOS ANGELES, CA –** ESPN announced today that rising star Malika Andrews will join the network’s “WNBA Countdown” as a co-host for the show’s new Los Angeles-based edition. This expansion of Andrews’ role comes as ABC and ESPN launch two separate pregame shows for the WNBA, one from Bristol, CT, and the other from Los Angeles.

Andrews, currently hosting ESPN’s weekday NBA studio show “NBA Today” and all editions of “NBA Countdown,” will debut on “WNBA Countdown” this Sunday, alongside analysts Chiney Ogwumike and Andraya Carter. The Los Angeles-based program will also feature analysts Monica McNutt and Carolyn Peck. The Bristol-based “WNBA Countdown” will continue with Elle Duncan, Ogwumike, and Carter.

This move significantly boosts ESPN’s WNBA coverage, with Andrews bringing her considerable talent and reach to the pregame show. She will continue to cover the WNBA across multiple ESPN platforms, including “NBA Today” and “NBA Countdown.”

Andrews’ impressive career trajectory includes a Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Personality/Emerging On-Air Talent in 2022. Before joining ESPN in 2018, she worked for the Chicago Tribune and The New York Times. Her reporting during the NBA’s COVID-19 restart in 2020 cemented her reputation as a skilled and dedicated journalist.

The WNBA Countdown pregame show will air Sunday at 3 p.m. ET, followed by the Brazil National Team vs. Indiana Fever game at 4 p.m. ET. The game broadcast will feature the returning team of Ryan Ruocco, Rebecca Lobo, and Holly Rowe.

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