The 2020 ESPYs were unlike previous shows.
The live show in Los Angeles with a host cracking jokes was replaced by a virtual show hosted by US soccer star Megan Rapinoe, WNBA star Sue Bird and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.
And the tone was much more serious. There are racial issues going on in society, and ESPN made sure that was front and center during the two-hour telecast.
During a powerful five-minute intro monologue, Rapinoe spoke about Colin Kaepernick's protests while with the 49ers in 2016.
"Colin Kaepernick never shied away," Rapinoe said. "He knew that discomfort was essential to liberation, and that fighting the oppression against Black people is bigger than sports.