Oscar Robertson received the ESPN Arthur Ashe Award for Courage due to efforts to establish free agency for NBA players.

Biles earned two major awards, Gilgeous-Alexander was crowned Best Male Athlete, and Oscar Robertson received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.

ESPY Awards took over Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 16 with all the top athletes like Simone Biles, Trinity Rodman, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and more. PEOPLE has the full recap of sports' biggest night,

Simone Biles, NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and tennis champ Sloane Stephens were some of the biggest winners of the night.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — NBA Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles won as best male and female athletes at the ESPYS on Wednesday night. Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to the NBA championship last month while piling up hardware as league MVP and scoring champion.

Oscar Robertson, 86, was honoured with the 2025 Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at this year's ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, recognising his pivotal role in transforming the NBA's free agency system. The former Milwaukee Bucks and Cincinnati Royals star,

Celebrities from sports and entertainment gathered at the 2025 ESPYS including Ciara, Alison Brie, Billie Jean King and more.

Former Cincinnati Royals and UC Bearcats great Oscar Robertson accepted the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the ESPN's ESPY awards