ESPN Makes Big Paige Bueckers Announcement
By Matt Audilet,
2024-07-08
The 2024 ESPYS are right around the corner, meaning countless legendary names from around the sports world will gather in the same room.
On Monday, ESPN announced its presenters for this year's award show.
Among this star-studded list is UConn women's basketball star Paige Bueckers.
Stars and athletes scheduled to present this year include: Quinta Brunson (Emmy-Award Winning Actress, Abbott Elementary ), Nikki Glaser (Stand-Up Comedian & Actress), Rob Lowe (Actor & Host, The Floor, Brats), Paige Bueckers (NCAA Women’s Basketball Player, University of Connecticut), Drew Brees (Super Bowl Champion & NFL Hall of Famer), Draymond Green (Four-Time NBA Champion, Golden State Warriors), Bryce Young (Quarterback, Carolina Panthers), Lindsey Vonn (Olympic Gold Medalist, Alpine Ski Racing), Mark Ingram II (Three-Time Pro Bowl Champion, On-Air Sports Personality), Flau’jae Johnson (Rapper & NCAA College Basketball Player, Louisiana State University), Colman Domingo (Actor, Euphoria), GloRilla (Award-Winning Rapper), Daisy Ridley (Award-Winning Actress, Star Wars series), Allyson Felix (Olympic Gold Medalist, Track & Field), Damar Hamlin (Safety, Buffalo Bills), Candace Parker (Retired WNBA Player, NBA Analyst), Brian Tyree Henry (Actor, Atlanta), Ryan Blaney (NASCAR driver, 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion) and more.
Bueckers is very familiar with taking the stage at the ESPYS. In 2021, the college basketball icon accepted the award for Best College Athlete, Women's Sports.
Bueckers famously used her acceptance speech as an opportunity to celebrate and honor Black women in the women's basketball sphere.
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“With the light that I have now as a White woman who leads a Black-led sport and celebrated here, I want to shed a light on Black women,” a then 19-year-old Bueckers said. “They don’t get the media coverage that they deserve. They’ve given so much to the sport, the community and society as a whole and their value is undeniable.”
The 2024 ESPYS will take place on Thursday, July 11.
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