2022 ESPYS tribute to women in sports leaves fans DIVIDED amid invite controversy
The 2022 ESPYS Awards brought all the biggest sports stars under one roof. Super Bowl champions, Olympic gold medalists, NBA champions, collegiate stars, and others gathered on Wednesday night, July 20 at Hollywood's Dolby Theatre for a sports celebration filled with laughter, spectacle, and even a Stephen Curry musical number. Stephen Curry opened the 2022 ESPYS Awards with a shot at LeBron James, who co-hosted the 2007 ESPYS Awards with comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
"I am the second NBA player to host this award show, which is kind of crazy to think about. LeBron hosted this award show back in 2007 after losing in the NBA Finals," Curry joked in his opening monologue. "So yes, you guessed it. This feels better." After the Arthur Ashe Courage Award was presented to Vitali Klitschko, the former boxing champion, Curry took the stage in Brittney Griner's Phoenix Mercury jersey, ESPN reported. Griner has been detained in Russia since February after Russian authorities claimed that cannabis oil was found in her luggage.