Oscar Robertson received the ESPN Arthur Ashe Award for Courage due to efforts to establish free agency for NBA players.

ESPY Awards honored the best of the best in sports on Wednesday in Los Angeles with the 33rd edition of ESPN's annual awards show.

The 2025 ESPY Awards were hosted by comedian Shane Gillis at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Trophies were handed out for best male athlete (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander), best female athlete (Simone Biles), best record-breaking performance (Alex Ovechkin), and more.

ESPY Awards took over Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16 with all the top athletes like Simone Biles, Trinity Rodman, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and more. PEOPLE has the full recap of sports' biggest night,

Former Cincinnati Royals and UC Bearcats great Oscar Robertson accepted the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the ESPN's ESPY awards

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NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles won as best male and female athletes at the ESPYS on Wednesday night. Gilgeou

Shane Gillis hosts the annual sports awards show for ESPN, which will feature musical performances from Busta Rhymes, Clipse and GELO

Oscar Robertson, 86, was honoured with the 2025 Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at this year's ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, recognising his pivotal role in transforming the NBA's free agency system. The former Milwaukee Bucks and Cincinnati Royals star,