Thanks to the host Stephen Curry, 2022 ESPY Award Kick off with a bang on Wednesday.
Curry, who won his fourth NBA title in June, immediately began the night with a joke about his longtime rival, the Los Angeles Lakers player. Lebron James..
“I’m the second NBA player to host this award show. It’s a bit crazy to think about this,” Curry told the audience at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
“LeBron James, he hosted this award show in 2007. Lose At the NBA Finals, he continued before drinking. “Yes, you guessed it, this makes you feel better, this makes you feel better.”
James and Curry have faced each other many times in the past. Curry’s Golden State Warriors defeated James’ Cleveland Cavaliers in three of the four NBA Finals games, but the Cavaliers returned from a 1-3 deficit and took the 2016 NBA title to the team. I won.
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ESPN First publication Curry will host the 30th edition of the ESPY Awards on June 29th.
“I was happy to be at the ESPYS, but I never imagined I had the privilege of hosting this special event,” Curry said in a statement provided to ESPN at the time.
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“As a lover of the crossroads of sports and entertainment, we look forward to offering fans an exciting show while celebrating the athletes who created the best moments of the year.”
On Tuesday, Curry shared a sneak preview of the ESPY Awards stage. Instagram story..
“It’s about to go down,” Curry said. “As you can see, the stage is ready and the audience is ready. It will be fun. ESPY2022, get it!”
The active NBA Finals MVP Nominated for 3 awards At the show: Best Athletes, Men’s Sports; Best Record-Breaking Performance. And the best NBA player.
Curry will play against NBA companion Luka Doncic. Joel Embiid, And Nikola Jokić for the best NBA players.At the same time, he has been nominated with the NFL quarterback Aaron RodgersMLB Two-Way Player Shohei Ohtani and NHL Center Connor McDavid win the Best Men’s Athletes Award.
Curry won the award for the third time, breaking Ray Allen’s record with the most three-pointers in NBA history. In a match against the New York Knicks During December. Allen’s record was 2,973 three-point shots. At the end of the 2021-22 NBA season, Curry 3,117 3-point shot..
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Klay Thompson, a teammate of the Curry’s Warriors, has been nominated for Best Comeback Athletes, and the Golden State as a franchise has been nominated for Best Team.
2021, actor Anthony Mackie hosted the ESPY Awards From New York City. This year’s show will be aired from Los Angeles at 8 pm ET, hosted by Curry.
