Cleveland Cavaliers game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 9: Kendra Andrews, left, and her sister Malika Andrews stand on the court before the Golden State Warriors vs. “I told myself to learn football and everything I need to know,” Kendra said. When Colin Kaepernick’s 49ers made their playoff runs, Kendra made detailed flashcards on the stats and the Xs and Os.
She obsessed over learning what she didn’t know. Since that day, Kendra made it a goal to work in sports journalism.
“Good, honey,” Mike told his daughter, “you can do whatever you want.” “These announcer guys, do they make money doing this? Is this their job?” Kendra asked. It wasn’t the players who stuck out, this time. One night, Kendra, then 15, and Mike were watching a Warriors game. “Mike and I joke now that they monetized our dinner conversation,” said Caren, an art teacher, Mike is a personal trainer. Rising broadcast superstars Malika and Kendra got their start at the dinner table of their Oakland home with parents Caren and Mike. They’d talk strategy, what went right and – typically for these Warriors teams – what went wrong. What did they see in the game? Across the table they’d discuss Mickaël Piétrus, Monta Ellis and Baron Davis. Over dinner, Mike or Caren would share their thoughts on the game and then open the floor to Malika and Kendra. A few hours of television a day meant an afternoon watching the 49ers (Caren’s team) or, maybe, Mike’s team, the Raiders. Sports were Malika and Kendra’s main source of entertainment as kids. “I can’t think of two sisters, this young, who have accomplished this much when it comes to landing at what is the de facto, biggest sports media brand in the United States, and perhaps the world,” said Richard Deitsch, sports media writer for The Athletic. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 9: Malika Andrews, left and her sister Kendra Andrews are photographed at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, Jan. Kendra, 24, made her debut on the network today, taking over as ESPN’s Golden State Warriors beat writer. Malika, 26, is the host of the network’s show NBA Today. The Andrews sisters both cover the NBA for ESPN. Years later, Malika and Kendra moved that dinner roundtable to national television. The dinner table in their Oakland Hills home transformed into a SportsCenter desk, where the family of four would trade opinions about the games they watched.
Everyone at the table.įor their two daughters, Malika and Kendra, family dinner became more than a nightly ritual. Caren and Mike Andrews stuck to a routine.
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