As every year, the gratin of American sport meets in Los Angeles for the ESPYS Awards, the (distant) equivalent of the Oscars or Grammy Awards, for sports. This year again, the NBA was honored with the record trophy of the year for LeBron James, new NBA points record holder, but also the Comeback Player Of The Year award for Jamal Murray.
Nikola Jokic recovers the trophy for best player of the year in the NBA, while it is A’Ja Wilson (Las vegas Aces) who is rewarded for the WNBA. Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul and LeBron James paid tribute to their friend Carmelo Anthony, who announced his retirement from sport.
For voters, Sportsman of the Year is Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, and it is the skier Mikaela Shiffrin who is the athlete of the year. The trophy for the best performance in a final went to Lionel Messi, world champion with Argentina against France. The former PSG striker is also voted best footballer of the year.
Finally, Lauren and Jrue Holiday received the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award for their constant commitment to the most disadvantaged for greater social justice.
THE ESPYS AWARDS WINNERS
best team : Kansas City Chiefs
Best WNBA Player : A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Best UFC fighter : Jon Jones
The most beautiful comeback : Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets
Sportsman of the year: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Sportswoman of the year : Mikaela Shiffrin, Skiing
The best performance in a final : Lionel Messi, Argentina
Best female boxer : Claressa Shields
The revelation of the year : Angel Reese, LSU basketball player
Best deed : Justin Jefferson
The broken record of the year : LeBron James
Best College Sportsman : Caleb Williams, USC Soccer
Better athletic university : Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women’s Basketball
Best Disabled Athlete : Zach Miller, Snowboarding
Best player NFL : Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Best MLB Player : Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
Best player NHL : Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Best player NBA : Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets
Best Driver : Max Verstappen, F1
Best footballer : Lionel Messi, Argentina/PSG
best golfer : Scottie Scheffler
best tennis player : Novak Djokovic
The Arthur Ashe Prize for Courage : United States Women’s National Soccer Team
The Jimmy V Award for Perseverance : Liam Hendriks, Chicago White Sox
Pat Tillman Award for Service: Buffalo Bills training staff
Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award : Jrue and Lauren Holiday
Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award : Jordan Adeyemi, Ashley Badis, Rishan Patel
