Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Simone Biles Win Top Honors at ESPYS
LOS ANGELES, JUL 16 – The series highlights Biles' record-breaking Paris 2024 Olympics performance and mental health advocacy; it was produced with the International Olympic Committee and Olympic Channel Services.
- The 2025 ESPY Awards took place on Wednesday, July 16, at a venue in Los Angeles, celebrating outstanding athletes such as Simone Biles and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
- The ceremony followed a year marked by Biles winning three golds and a silver at the Paris Games and Gilgeous-Alexander earning league MVP while leading the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Simone Biles won two trophies including the women's best athlete award, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the best male athlete, and comedian Shane Gillis hosted with mixed reactions to his monologue.
- Biles encouraged perseverance, hard work, dedication, and passion every single day, while Katie Schumacher-Cawley was honored with the Jimmy V Award after her battle with stage 2 breast cancer.
- The awards highlighted athletic achievements and personal perseverance, reflecting recognition for excellence and challenges across the sports community.
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Simone Biles, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander win top awards at ESPYS
LOS ANGELES — 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.Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA championship last month while piling up hardware as league MVP and scoring champion."It's a dream come true and for dreams to come true it takes a village," he said, thanking his wife, parents, brother and others. "Those name…


LOS ANGELES — NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles were named the men's and women's all-around athletes at the ESPYs on Wednesday.
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