The 2020 ESPY Awards were presented at the 28th annual
ESPY Awards show, held on June 21, 2020 and broadcast on television nationwide in the
United States on
ESPN at 9 PM
Eastern/8 PM
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
.
Sue Bird
Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association ( WNBA) Bird was drafted by the Storm first over ...
,
Megan Rapinoe and
Russell Wilson
Russell Carrington Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played his first 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. Wilson is widely regarded ...
served as hosts.
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic the event was hosted remotely. Instead of presenting traditional awards for athletic achievement during the event, awards were presented to honor extraordinary acts of activism and humanitarian efforts.
Winners and nominees
Honorary awards
Arthur Ashe Award for Courage
*
Kevin Love
Jimmy V Award
*Taquarius Wair
Pat Tillman Award for Service
*
Kim Clavel
Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award
*
WNBA and
WNBA Players Association
Tribute
The show made a tribute to former NBA superstar
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bean Bryant ( ; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely r ...
, who
died in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020, along with eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. The tribute was narrated by rapper
Snoop Dogg
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.
References
External links
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