As they say, anything can happen on Live TV. With the entire nation celebrating Team USA’s gold medal win at the Paris Olympics, ESPN was following their usual Monday afternoon routine of discussing the historic hoops achievement on NBA Today. But mid-way through the show, their Los Angeles studio was struck by a 4.4 magnitude earthquake. However, host Malika Andrews displayed her veteran experience by handling the whole incident with the utmost calmness, even garnering appreciation from Knicks star Josh Hart and the entire community!

While Andrews was conducting a video interview with WNBA legend and analyst Rebecca Lobo, the segment was interrupted by a sudden earthquake, and the ESPN vet quickly paused the conversation, saying, “As we have a bit of an earthquake here in Los Angeles. So, we are gonna make sure our studio lights and everything stays safe. Everything is shaking.” Then she checked on her entire crew and made sure that things were back to normal before resuming the interview like nothing had ever happened!

It is moments like these that people’s fight-or-flight response kicks in, and Andrews shows that she is a fighter. After finishing the segment, the 29-year-old addressed the incident, “Thanks to our amazing crew, who stayed cool, calm, and collected even when things got literally shaky. Hope everyone in LA is staying safe!”

Soon after the initial jolt, it was reported that the earthquake’s epicenter was located somewhere near South Pasadena. Moreover, there were two smaller earthquakes before the one that shook the ESPN studio of 1.7 and 1.3 magnitude, respectively.

Malika Andrews deemed GOAT after standing strong during earthquake tremors

Impressed by Malika’s quick thinking and calmness on Live TV, the NBA world sang praises of the media veteran on social media. Having shared the screen with her on ESPN during the NBA Finals broadcast earlier this year, Josh Hart tagged Malika on X and attached a GOAT emoji to her name. One fan suggested that she should be the one reporting every natural calamity because of how brave she was during the earthquake! “She needs to do the hurricane forecast she ain’t scared button,” the individual wrote.

Well, weather forecast presenters have had their own share of ups and downs on live television. However, considering how multi-talented Malika is, she is sure to do a good job in front of the camera, whatever the topic may be!

Sure enough, she also garnered a lot of appreciation from fellow members of the media community, as Stan Verrett wrote, “Malika Andrews handled the earthquake like a pro live on air.” Meanwhile, Noah Coslov made a unique comparison to put Andrews’ bravery into perspective. “Malika Andrews just handled an earthquake on live TV like I swat flies. That was wild.”

While Coslov wrapped his praise in a blanket of lighthearted humor, even Karl-Anthony Towns followed similar suit, when he posted, “That earthquake done spilt my coffee. Someone owe me 5 dollars.” Well, that unexpected earthquake was a surprise for sure.

However, the most impressed among all was Rebecca Lobo who got firsthand experience of Malika’s professionalism as she was the one getting interviewed when the earthquake shook the ESPN studio, “I was stunned by both the earthquake and how Malika Andrews handled it like a boss. Wow.”

In the past few years, Malika has well and truly become one of the faces of ESPN. And the way she handled the whole situation on Live TV will surely elevate her status even more.

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