SHAI Gilgeous-Alexander had to restart his ESPY award acceptance speech after the beginning of his words were bleeped out.
The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar fumbled during his speech on live television at the Dolby Theatre on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander smiles after winning the Best Athlete Men’s Sports award at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday night[/caption]
Gilgeous-Alexander seen after his ESPY Award acceptance speech error[/caption]
Gilgeous-Alexander received the 2025 ESPY Award for Best Male Athlete.
The three-time All-Star’s win comes after winning the 2024-25 NBA MVP Award.
Gilgeous-Alexander also led the Thunder to its first NBA title last month and earned the NBA Finals MVP as well.
The Toronto native took home the hardware as he started his acceptance speech by thanking the ESPYs and congratulating the nominees of the award.
But Gilgeous-Alexander’s words were then bleeped as it appeared he said a curse word.
The 27-year-old’s microphone and the sound of the audience were turned back on.
Gilgeous-Alexander proceeded to laugh, and the audience joined in, and he started his speech again after his mishap.
“It’s a dream come true,” he said.
“To achieve your dreams, it takes a village, and my village has been nothing short of special since the start of this journey.”
Gilgeous-Alexander then thanked his wife, Hailey Summers, his family and friends, and his Thunder teammates who were in attendance at the festivities.
Still, fans were in hysterics over Gilgeous-Alexander’s live TV mistake on social media.
“The year of SGA continues,” one wrote.
“I love this guy so much,” another commented.
Gilgeous-Alexander beat out Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar two-way player Shohei Ohtani, and Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley for the award.
He averaged a career-high 32.7 points per game, which was the highest in the NBA.
Then, during the playoffs, the point guard Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 29.9 points per game.
He helped guide the Thunder to a championship over the Indiana Pacers in 7 games last month.
Gilgeous-Alexander received his first ESPY award in his career.
