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Malika Andrews dressed as Spike Lee for ESPN’s NBA Today Halloween special, recreating the Knicks superfan’s courtside look with a hat, suit, basketball and fake stubble.

Chiney Ogwumike joined as Elphaba, Kendrick Perkins as the Cowardly Lion and Richard Jefferson as The Mask, while Shaquille O’Neal joined Andrews and Ogwumike for a Halloween-candy edition of “Start, Bench, Cut.”

Yahoo Sports called the resemblance “uncanny,” and Andrews’ costume nodded to a familiar subject: she contributed to ESPN’s 2020 coverage of Lee’s Madison Square Garden entrance dispute.

Malika Andrews paid tribute to one of the New York Knicks ’ biggest fans by transforming into legendary filmmaker Spike Lee for ESPN’s NBA Today Halloween special.

The Emmy-winning host went all out for the show’s annual celebration, sporting a hat, suit, and basketball to recreate Lee’s recognizable courtside appearance.…