By Valerie Milano
Hollywood, CA (The Hollywood Times) 7/11/24 – The 2024 ESPY awards honored the sports world’s best moments of the year tonight and included an “Ace” of a performance by host Serena Williams.
Held at the Dolby theatre, tonight’s celebration honored some of the best players, teams and moments in sports during the past year. 23-time Grand Slam Champion, Serena Williams who knows a thing or two about winning an ESPY since she has a dozen in her trophy case hosted the event. Well, tonight here in Hollywood she was serving up jokes as a first-year host of the ESPY’s. “It’s been a great couple of years in women’s sports, y’all finally realize that women’s sports are way more exciting,” Serena joked. Beyond her humor there was a song but no dance. It was a night of high style inside the Dolby theater and outside on the red carpet, along Hollywood Blvd.
Dion Dawkins, Buffalo Bills Offensive Tackle was donning Couture by Sebastian.
Chari Hawkins US Olympic Athlete (Track & Field) when asked about her dress said, “Look, it’s whatever you want to think about it. It’s comfortable. The theme is victory. So, I think it’s amazing. Everyone’s just out here looking and having fun, and like goofing off.”
Blake Corum L.A. Rams Running Back said when asked how he felt about tonight, “Oh, this is amazing. You know, I brought my fiancé’ out with me. You know. It doesn’t get better than this.”
Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown was on the winning side tonight getting an ESPY for the best championship performance. Was asked “How’s it feel?” Brown excitedly said, “It is actually heavier than you think. But it actually feels good when you are holding it and you’re on the winning side.”
USC’s women’s basketball player JuJu Watkins won for breakthrough athlete.
Caitlin Clark won in the category of best record-breaking performance for setting the NCAA All-time scoring record at Iowa.
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, was awarded the Pat Tillman award for service. “I stand here not as Prince Harry, Pat Tillman Award recipient, but rather a voice on behalf of the Invictus Games Foundation and the thousands of other veterans and service personnel from over 20 nations who have made the Invictus games a reality.”
There were plenty of great winners tonight and quite frankly, there were no losers here in Hollywood because 100% of the proceeds benefit the Jimmy V Foundation in the fight against cancer.
