​One month after The New York Knicks won the 2026 NBA Finals, ending a 53-year championship drought for the franchise, the team and its star players took a victory lap by sweeping the 2026 ESPY Awards. The show, fittingly, was held in New York for the first time in five years, this time at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. The 2026 ESPYS aired live on the East Coast on Wednesday (July 15) at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.The Knicks won the ESPY for best team; Jalen Brunson won best athlete, men’s sports; best championship performance; and best NBA player; and teammate OG Anunoby’s tip-in in the NBA finals won for best play.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMore from BillboardAlicia Keys to Perform ‘Empire State of Mind’ at New York Knicks Championship ParadeBillie Eilish Watches New York Knicks Game 5 Courtside With Jennifer Hudson & CommonShohei Ohtani Drops New Collab With New Balance: Here’s How to Shop the Collection OnlineOther multiple winners were A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, who won best athlete, women’s sports and best WNBA player; Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who won best single-game performance and best MLB player; and Myles Garrett, who was traded from the Cleveland Browns to the Los Angeles Rams on June 1. Neither Wilson nor Ohtani was present at the show.SNL star Marcello Hernández proved to be a charismatic and effective host. He was introduced as the show’s first Latino host in 25 years. (That would be since actor Jimmy Smits hosted the 2000 show.)The Savannah Bananas opened the show with an entertaining variety performance. Hip-hop stars De La Soul, Ghostface Killah and Slick Rick did very abbreviated sets. The ESPYS spends its time on special awards and taped packages, often with a strong emotional pull.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTrailblazing former NBA player Jason Collins was posthumously honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage; baseball legend Jim Abbott received the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance; and Scott Ruskan received the Pat Tillman Award for Service.Presenters include both sports legends (Billie Jean King and Mike Tyson) and entertainment and media figures (Kevin Hart, DJ Khaled, Tracy Morgan and Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts). Will Ferrell and mentalist Oz Pearlman provided entertainment.Here’s the complete list of 2026 ESPYS nominations, with winners marked.WINNER: Jalen Brunson, New York KnicksLionel Messi, Inter Miami CFAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementShohei Ohtani, Los Angeles DodgersMatthew Stafford, Los Angeles RamsHilary Knight, hockeyNelly Korda, golfMikaela Shiffrin, skiWINNER: A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas AcesMacklin Celebrini, San Jose SharksWINNER: Alysa Liu, figure skatingDrake Maye, New England PatriotsFernando Mendoza, Indiana FootballWINNER: Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns — broke the NFL single-season sack recordMegan Grant, UCLA Softball — broke the NCAA single-season softball home-run recordJohannes Høsflot