Viewers have been left shocked on Monday when a magnitude 4.4 earthquake shook ESPN’s Los Angeles studio throughout a broadcast of NBA Today.
Host Malika Andrews, who was interviewing basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo when the tremor hit, was remarkably unfazed all through.
That was regardless of the quake being highly effective sufficient to shake the constructing and rattle the digital camera.
ESPN Los Angeles studio shaking from an earthquake throughout NBA Today and Malika Andrews dealt with it like a professional. pic.twitter.com/KPGndlCx01
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 12, 2024
“We have a bit of an earthquake here in Los Angeles,” she mentioned calmly because the tremors began. “So we’re just going to make sure that our studio lights… everything stays safe. Everything’s shaking.”
After checking in along with her producers, Andrews advised viewers: “Thank you so much for bearing with us through that, our studio was shaking just a little bit.”
Following the present, Andrews tweeted: “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.”
Andrews’ unbelievable dealing with of the state of affairs additionally gained her loads of followers on social media:
Malika Andrews simply dealt with an earthquake on reside TV like I swat flies. That was wild. pic.twitter.com/Nx3jOcHUHQ
— Noah Coslov (@NoahCoslov) August 12, 2024
When I am going on TV, I journey over my phrases when a producer talks in my ear. @malika_andrews has a literal earthquake occur whereas on air and doesn’t even flinch. Unreal. https://t.co/tHGh5Ug6Q4
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) August 12, 2024
Malika Andrews that’s precisely the way you deal with your Black job sis 👏🏽#MalikaAndrews #NBA #Earthquake #ESPN pic.twitter.com/ucDiNwK1JO
— Chris (@RealDealChris) August 12, 2024
@malika_andrews dealt with the earthquake like a professional reside on air https://t.co/VhybDS7cvz
— stan verrett (@stanverrett) August 12, 2024
There was simply an earthquake in LA throughout this phase on ESPN and WOW Malika Andrews dealt with it extraordinarily effectively!
No approach I might have been that calm 😂 pic.twitter.com/c7BChawx8C
— EverythingKnicks (@EverythinKnicks) August 12, 2024
Malika Andrews stays calm throughout an earthquake in LA and her first precedence is to make certain everyone seems to be protected and okay ❤️
— Women Posting W’s (@womenpostingws) August 12, 2024
Damn she was so calm and easy I might have been screaming Chris Tucker type😭😭😭
— Danielle – dangerous choices & baseball ⚾ (@danielleRoyalKC) August 12, 2024
Her composure degree is subsequent degree
— Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT (@3cbPerformance) August 12, 2024
