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Patrick Mahomes And Lionel Messi Double Winners At ESPY Awards

Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Argentina and soon-to-be Inter Miami soccer star Lionel Messi took multiple trophies Wednesday at the 2023 ESPY Awards.

Mahomes, who won the NFL MVP for a second time after leading the Chiefs past the Philadelphia Eagles in this year’s Super Bowl, was named Best Athlete, Men’s Sports, and Best NFL Player in the ceremony tonight in Los Angeles. His Chiefs won the ESPY for Best Team.

Messi won for Best Soccer Player and Best Championship Performance, the latter for leading Argentina to his first World Cup championship in December. Messi, widely considered one of the best players of all time, touched down in the U.S. earlier in the week in advance of his introduction Sunday as the newest member of Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami. He is scheduled to make his debut with the team July 21.

Other ESPY winners tonight in the ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood included U.S. ski champion Mikaela Shiffrin, who was named Best Athlete, Women’s Sports; L.A. Lakers star LeBron James, honored for Best Record-Breaking Performance for surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time NBA scoring record; and Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani, named Best MLB Player.

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Honorary awards went to Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks (the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance) and the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team (the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage). The Buffalo Bills training staff, who saved the life of the Bills’ Damar Hamlin after he suffered a heart attack during a game, received the Pat Tillman Award for Service.

Here’s the complete list of tonight’s winners:

Best Athlete, Men’s SportsPatrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

Best Athlete, Women’s SportsMikaela Shiffrin, Ski

Best Breakthrough AthleteAngel Reese, LSU Women’s Basketball

Best Record-Breaking PerformanceLeBron James surpasses Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for NBA career scoring record

Best Championship PerformanceLionel Messi, Argentina – World Cup Final

Best Comeback AthleteJamal Murray, Denver Nuggets

Best PlayJustin Jefferson with the Catch of the Century

Best TeamKansas City Chiefs

Best College Athlete, Men’s SportsCaleb Williams, USC Football

Best College Athlete, Women’s SportsCaitlin Clark, Iowa Women’s Basketball

Best Athlete with a DisabilityZach Miller, Snowboarding

Best NFL PlayerPatrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

Best MLB PlayerShohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels

Best NHL PlayerConnor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers

Best NBA PlayerNikola Jokić, Denver Nuggets

Best WNBA PlayerA’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces

Best DriverMax Verstappen, F1

Best UFC FighterJon Jones

Best BoxerClaressa Shields

Best Soccer PlayerLionel Messi, Argentina/PSG

Best GolferScottie Scheffler

Best Tennis PlayerNovak Djokovic

SPECIAL AWARDS

Jimmy V Award for PerseveranceLiam Hendriks

Arthur Ashe Award for CourageU.S. Women’s National Soccer Team

Pat Tillman Award for ServiceBuffalo Bills Training Staff

SPORTS HUMANITARIAN AWARDS

Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian AwardJrue Holiday (Milwaukee Bucks) and Lauren Holiday (retired U.S. Women’s National Team)

Billie Jean King Youth Leadership AwardJordan Adeyemi, Ashley Badis, Rishan Patel

Sports Humanitarian Team of the YearSan Antonio Spurs

Stuart Scott ENSPIRE AwardDr. Richard Lapchick

Source: deadline.com

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