Espy Awards 2023 List, Nominees, Winners, Highlights And More!

Publish date: 2024-05-04

ESPN has wrapped up its celebration of the finest of the greatest in sports with the 2023 ESPY Awards. The night belonged to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who won three awards: best male athlete, best NFL player, and best team with the rest of the Chiefs.

Aside from Mahomes, ESPN focused heavily on the humanitarian honors. The United States women’s national soccer team received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, the Bills’ training staff received the Pat Tillman Award for Service from Damar Hamlin, and White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance after resuming his pitching career after being diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Surrogate host Pat McAfee delivered a monologue at the outset of the program, but he didn’t have the typical ESPYS responsibility of performing in skits throughout the night and only appeared once. Instead, it was up to the presenters to entertain, with some succeeding more than others.

When LeBron James started talking about retiring, it appeared as if the spectators would be treated to a historic event. He promptly denied that, instead saying that he still has a lot to offer the NBA. The Sporting News covered the event live. Scroll down to view the Wednesday night winners and highlights.

ESPYS List of Categories, Nominees, Winners, Highlights

11:06 p.m. — To cap off the televised part of the night, the Chiefs take Team of the Year. It’s Mahomes’ third ESPY of the night.

10:57 p.m. — Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins present Best Play, which goes to Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson for his one-handed catch against the Bills en route to a Minnesota victory.

10:45 p.m. — Tiffany Haddish introduces the U.S. women’s soccer team as the winners of the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage in their fight for equal pay. Another powerful moment tonight.

10:11 p.m. — H.E.R. is singing a touching tribute to Jim Valvano’s 1993 “Don’t give up” speech, intercut with moments from the ESPYS.

10:03 p.m. — Breathe, everyone. LeBron is not retiring. Also, A’ja Wilson won best WNBA Player. He just kind of dropped that in.

9:59 p.m. — LeBron takes the stage and gets a lot of love from his family after a video package. Definitely a cool moment seeing them all up on stage.

A legacy like no other.@michaelb4jordan on LeBron's greatness 👑@KingJames | @ESPYS pic.twitter.com/7Kpv95wU0B

— ESPN (@espn) July 13, 2023

9:54 p.m. — LeBron James’ family now takes the stage to honor James becoming the NBA’s all-time scoring leader this year, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar against the Thunder this season.

9:44 p.m. — Chris Berman presents White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance for his remarkable comeback from non-Hodgkin lymphoma to pitch for the South Side Sox this season.

What a speech, Liam Hendriks 🥹

Join us and @TheVFoundation in the fight against cancer. https://t.co/6NwFh2XdEK pic.twitter.com/mLZ6pUAEZk

— ESPN (@espn) July 13, 2023

9:30 p.m. — Video of Hamlin’s emotional presentation of the Pat Tillman Award for Service to the Bills staff.

Damar Hamlin presenting the Pat Tillman Award for Service to the Bills' training staff at the @ESPYS is pretty awesome. pic.twitter.com/Lbt5B6yTYF

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 13, 2023

9:02 p.m. — Damar Hamlin gets a big ovation as he takes the stage to present the Bills training staff with the Pat Tillman Award for Service.

8:55 p.m. — Patrick Mahomes continues to dominate in, well, everything. He wins for best male athlete.

8:49 p.m. — Mikaela Shiffrin wins the ESPY for best women’s athlete, highlighting an incredible 2022 for the skiing superstar.

8:44 p.m. — Jrue and Lauren Holiday earned the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award for their support of Black-owned business.

"Our purpose here is to love each other."

From Jrue supporting his wife Lauren when she had a brain tumor while pregnant, to them donating millions of dollars to Black and Brown businesses in 2020, the Holidays have always been a team ❤️ @ESPYS pic.twitter.com/L8kGIWnZrl

— ESPN (@espn) July 13, 2023

8:22 p.m. — Jamal Murray of the Nuggets wins comeback player of the year after helping Denver to a championship after tearing his ACL.

8:13 p.m. — OK. McAfee is a host. This is a host monologue.

8:08 p.m. — Lil Wayne opens The ESPYs with a performance of “A Milli,” and Pat McAfee comes out as a de facto host, despite his assertions he is not a host.

7:46 p.m. — Dion Dawkins has shown up with… A look.

Dion Dawkins brought it for the #ESPYS 🙌 pic.twitter.com/NIRKYoT1rs

— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) July 12, 2023

7:16 p.m. — Oklahoma softball has been unstoppable over the past few years. It is up for best team against other championship teams from the major sports. If we’re talking purely by record, the Sonners will be tough to beat.

Lights, camera, 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🎬

ABC at 7 PM CT, #Sooners!@ESPYS x #ChampionshipMindset pic.twitter.com/pEoKkQ6Ro7

— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) July 12, 2023

7:07 p.m. — The best NFL player is on the red carpet.

Red carpet szn

📍ESPYS @PatrickMahomes pic.twitter.com/V4Sl2S9y43

— NFL (@NFL) July 12, 2023

6:45 p.m. — ESPYs mainstay Mikaela Shiffrin is ready.

Here we go!! 😅@ESPYS @espn pic.twitter.com/lKb7yulUwA

— Mikaela Shiffrin (@MikaelaShiffrin) July 12, 2023

6:25 p.m. — Another big honor to look for: White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks is set to receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance after coming back to the team following his inspiring battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Liam Hendriks will accept the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance tonight at the ESPYs

Here's how to watch 👇https://t.co/74Wp1Oyaid

— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) July 12, 2023

6:02 p.m. — The Vegas Golden Knights are very much on the scene in Los Angeles.

Checking in from the ESPYS red carpet! 👋

We are nominated for best team and Jonathan Marchessault is nominated for best NHL player! Wish us luck, fam 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Ew26xT9Zvi

— 🏆 – Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) July 12, 2023

6 p.m. — In other pre-announced awards, the Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic has already been announced as best NBA player.

Nikola Jokic is taking home the award for the ESPYS Best NBA Player 🏆 pic.twitter.com/6Q914mWGlA

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) July 11, 2023

5:55 p.m. — It’s been confirmed LeBron James will be getting a special honor after passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.

5 p.m. — The ESPYs have not yet begun, but “NFL Live” has already unveiled the winner of a major category. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has won for best NFL player, unsurprising given his MVP award last season.

Here are some articles on awards functions you can check it below:

ESPY Award Nominees 2023

Best athlete, men’s sports

Winner: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

Best athlete, women’s sports

Winner: Mikaela Shiffrin, Ski

Best breakthrough athlete

Winner: Angel Reese, LSU Women’s Basketball

Best record-breaking performance

Winner: LeBron James

Best championship performance

Winner: Lionel Messi, Argentina

Best comeback athlete

Winner: Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets

Best play

Winner: Justin Jefferson’s Catch of the Century

Best team

Winner: Kansas City Chiefs

Best college athlete, men’s sports

Winner: Caleb Williams, USC

Best college athlete, women’s sports

Winner: Caitlin Clark, Iowa

Best athlete with a disability

Winner: Zach Miller, Snowboarding

Best NFL player

Winner: Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

Best MLB player

Winner: Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels

Best NHL player

Winner: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

Best NBA player

Winner: Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets

Best WNBA player

Winner: A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

Best driver

Winner: Max Verstappen, F1

Best UFC fighter

Winner: Jon Jones

Best boxer

Winner: Claressa Shields

Best soccer player

Winner: Lionel Messi, Argentina/PSG

Best golfer

Winner: Scottie Scheffler

Best tennis player

Winner: Novak Djokovic

How to watch the 2023 ESPY Awards show

Cable subscribers can watch the 2023 ESPYS on ABC. Streaming options include ESPN.com or the ESPN app, both of which require cable login credentials.

Another option is Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks — ABC included — and offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

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