The huge show on July 13 is bringing all of the best athletes across the country together for a night of honors, music, touching speeches and emotional tributes, all hosted by the wonderful John Cena! After a moving montage of the athletes’ accomplishments, Bryant, whose name was chanted by the audience, received one of the biggest laughs of the night after poking fun of himself in his acceptance speech. He hit 402 3-pointers during the regular season.
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The show, which featured poignant moments and laugh-out-loud jokes, was hosted by John Cena and was broadcast live on ABC. She topped stiff competition from WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne, record-breaking swimmer Katie Ledecky, and world-leading gymnast Simone Biles. “We as a country need to take a stand to consider the effects of gun violence on families throughout America”. His mother, Zenobia Dobson, and two brothers accepted the trophy from Curry, with last year’s honoree Caitlyn Jenner joining the standing ovation. “It’s the only way I know how”. “I urge you to think tonight about why he died and what you can do tomorrow to prevent the next innocent man or woman from being lost”. “That’s what we owe all our kids”.
Vice President Joe Biden presented television veteran Craig Sager with the Jimmy V Award, the award is given to someone in sports who has overcome great obstacles through perseverance and determination.
The Pat Tillman Award for Service will go to Sgt. Elizabeth Marks, who suffered a debilitating injury to both of her hips while deployed as a U.S. Army combat medic in Iraq.
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The icon award was a trifecta recently retired superstars Abby Wambach, Peyton Manning and Kobe Bryant added another award to go with the gold medals, super bowl and National Basketball Association trophies.
