Tag: 2023 ESPYs

LeBron James was mercilessly roasted by fans for wearing these wild sunglasses at the ESPYs

The glasses, Bron. Get rid of the glasses.

Don’t let this headline fool you. LeBron James had himself a pretty incredible night at the ESPYs, all things considered.

The man won the ESPY for best record-breaking performance this season and was honored for becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. He also had his family there supporting him, as they’ve done every step of the way during his phenomenal NBA career.

Bron is a winner, man. He’s playing the game of life the right way. He’s amazing at his job. His family loves him and supports him. He’s always just doing the right things. It’s just awesome all the time.

OK, cool. Now that we’ve got all of the niceties out of the way, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. Those glasses, y’all. What was LeBron thinking?!?

LeBron popped out to the ESPYs in a pretty clean outfit. His suit, overall, was pretty dashing. There was one thing that threw people off, though — it was his shades.

He really came out here looking like Will.I.Am with the shades. The vibe is a supervillain. Doc Oc is the inspiration.

I’ll be honest, man. I don’t think these are actually bad. They’re actually kind of cool in a steampunk-y kind of way? I just…don’t know if this is the moment I’d wear these. It just wasn’t doing it for me here.

 

It didn’t do work for a lot of other folks, too. Fans absolutely roasted Bron for these.

Pat McAfee’s 3 best ESPYs roasts, including ripping Skip Bayless and his awful Damar Hamlin tweet

McAfee didn’t hold back.

Although there was technically no host of the 2023s ESPY awards on Wednesday night, new ESPN employee Pat McAfee basically served in the role.

And that meant he had to roast a bunch of people, as is the tradition in ESPYs lore.

McAfee isn’t one to hold back, as we’ve seen countless times on his show that’s now coming to ESPN. So he spent much of the monologue he delivered roasting folks left and right, including a certain sports TV personality and an ex-NFL quarterback who had sued McAfee before the suit was withdrawn.

Let’s run through those moments from the ESPYs:

LeBron James confirming he’s not retiring anytime soon at the ESPYs will give you goosebumps

LeBron James isn’t retiring anytime soon, per LeBron James.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James confirmed that he’s not going to retire anytime soon in the best possible way during Wednesday night’s 2023 ESPYs.

After fielding rumors for some time about his future, James set the record straight during ESPN’s annual sports awards show by saying that he’s not going anywhere anytime soon as he tries to bring another title to the Lakers.

As he was recognized for breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring record this past season, James confirmed what we all basically knew about him not retiring in still-chilling fashion.

“I don’t care how many more points I score, or what I can and cannot do on the floor,” James said during his speech. “The real question for me is, ‘Can I play without cheating this game?’ The day I can’t give the game everything on the floor is the day I’ll be done. Lucky for you guys, that day is not today.”

Like, c’mon. What a mic drop!

His announcement sent roars through the crowd, as even the fiercest LeBron James haters don’t want to see him go anywhere deep down.

He’s an absolute legend for a reason, and it’s great to hear him say in a public way that he’ll still be with us on the court for the time to come.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN.

LeBron James’ daughter Zhuri hilariously ‘stopped’ her mom Savannah from swearing at the ESPYs

This was a really great bit from the James family at this year’s ESPYs.

During Wednesday night’s presentation of the ESPYs, LeBron James saw his family get in one of the best jokes of the night.

As Savannah James and her three children joined the stage to honor the Los Angeles Lakers star for breaking the NBA’s all-time scoring record, the matriarch of the James household decided to give her husband a very fitting, nearly NSFW tribute on-stage.

In what is clearly a planned bit, Savannah James began to say a compliment about LeBron James that would’ve hilariously ended in a swear word. Right before she said it, her daughter Zhuri stopped her to the crowd’s amusement.

LeBron himself got a kick out of the moment, which is surely one that will be talked about around the James’ family dinner table for some time. Zhuri James’ reaction was absolutely priceless, even if the moment was undoubtedly staged.

We’ve all wanted to stop our parents from embarrassing us in public from time to time, and this really funny bit from the James family shows that even the youngest in your family know when to throw up the caution flags.

Feature image courtesy of ESPN. 

LSU’s Angel Reese found the perfect way to bring back her famous title game taunt at the ESPYs

LSU’s Angel Reese did her famous taunt again at the ESPYs, and it was awesome.

At Wednesday night’s 2023 ESPYs ceremony, LSU women’s basketball star Angel Reese brought back a gesture which with she has become synonymous.

While presenting one of the night’s many awards, Reese brought back her “you can’t see me” hand gesture that she used to taunt Iowa’s Caitlin Clark during this year’s NCAA women’s tournament championship.

While Clark was first to use it to intimidate her opponents during this year’s tournament, Reese found the perfect way to throw it back at Clark during this year’s title game. She has even recreated the move with LSU legends like Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase.

Reese didn’t let this year’s big sports awards show pass her by without giving the hand gesture a wonderful comeback.

Hey, if you’re Reese, and you’re on the best college women’s basketball team in the nation, you might as well have some fun with the move that helped make your championship run all the more exciting.

We have a feeling this won’t be the last time she uses it, especially if LSU plays Iowa again in next year’s tournament.

Damar Hamlin got emotional at the ESPYs after awarding the Bills training staff who saved his life

What a moment for Damar Hamlin and the Bills training staff.

It remains absolutely remarkable that Damar Hamlin is alive and set to play football this fall after what happened earlier this year.

Hamlin’s scary collapse during a Monday Night Football game in early January rocked the sports world and it was thanks to the ministrations of the Buffalo Bills training staff that the safety is still with us. On Wednesday, Hamlin made an appearance at the 2023 ESPYs, which honored the best and brightest of the sports world over the last year.

During the show, Hamlin presented the Pat Tillman Award for Service to the Bills training staff who saved his life and got quite teary eyed doing so.

What a moment for Hamlin and the Bills training staff. Not a dry eye in the house, that’s for sure.

Here’s how the sports world reacted to Hamlin’s emotional reunion with the Bills training staff at the 2023 ESPYs.

The best outfits from an elegant 2023 ESPYs red carpet, including Patrick Mahomes’ sharp suit

The stars were out in full force at the 2023 ESPYs red carpet.

The summer sports lull is finally upon us, but the stars were out for the 2023 ESPYs in Los Angeles.

Yes, it’s once again time for the ESPYs, the sports equivalent of the Oscars thanks to the folks at ESPN. This year will be a bit different than normal, however, as there will be no host of the 2023 ESPYs due to the Writers Guild of America strike.

Still, the show must go on, and what a show it should be. Patrick Mahomes is once again up for Best Male Athlete after a stunning performance last season. The Denver Nuggets are nominated for Best Team after winning its first championship only one month ago. And fans will no doubt be treated to a feast of sports highlights from across the last year, including Michael Block’s unbelievable hole-in-one at the 2023 PGA Championship.

MORE ESPYS: The full list of players and teams up for 2023 awards.

Before the festivities began, the biggest athletes and stars took to the red carpet to show off their dazzling outfits for the event. Here are the best outfits from the 2023 ESPYs red carpet, including Mahomes’ sharp suit.

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