Overview
- Simone Biles claimed the Best Athlete – Women’s Sports award following her record-setting run at the Paris Olympics
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named Best Athlete – Men’s Sports after leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA championship
- Saquon Barkley secured both Best NFL Player and Best Play honors for his famous backwards hurdle as the Philadelphia Eagles also won Best Team
- Special awards recognized Oscar Robertson with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, Diana Taurasi and Alex Morgan with the Icon Award, Katie Schumacher-Cawley with the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance and first responders David Walters and Erin Regan with the Pat Tillman Award for Service
- Musical performances by Busta Rhymes, Clipse and Gelo punctuated the live broadcast