The 2023 ESPY Awards went down last night! Patrick Mahomes and his team, the Kansas City Chiefs, won big time. Check out the full list of winners below!
Best Athlete, Men’s Sports – Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Best Athlete, Women’s Sports – Mikaela Shiffrin, Ski
Best Breakthrough Athlete – Angel Reese, LSU Women’s Basketball
Best Record-Breaking Performance – LeBron James surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for NBA career scoring record
Best Championship Performance – Lionel Messi, Argentina – 2022 World Cup Final – scored 2 goals and scored in the penalty shootout to win Man of the Match and he won the Golden Ball as FIFA’s best player of the tournament
Best Comeback Athlete – Jamal Murray, Denver Nuggets – Murray missed the entirety of last season due to a torn ACL in his left knee. He suffered the injury in a game against the Golden State Warriors on April 12, 2021, and didn’t play in the 18 months since then.
Best Play – Justin Jefferson with the Catch of the Century NFL
Best Team – Kansas City Chiefs, NFL
Best College Athlete, Men’s Sports – Caleb Williams, USC Football
Best College Athlete, Women’s Sports – Caitlin Clark, Iowa Women’s Basketball
Best Athlete with a Disability – Zach Miller, Snowboarding
Best NFL Player – Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Best MLB Player – Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels
Best NHL Player – Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Best NBA Player – Nikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets
Best WNBA Player – A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces
Best Driver – Max Verstappen, F1
Best UFC Fighter – Jon Jones
Best Boxer – Claressa Shields
Best Soccer Player – Lionel Messi, Argentina/PSG
Best Golfer – Scottie Scheffler
Best Tennis Player – Novak Djokovic
Big congrats to all of the winners! More highlights from the evening below –