Shane Gillis hosted the 2025 ESPY Awards, opening with a prank involving a fake WNBA All-Star, “Brittany Hicks,” fooling the audience. His monologue included jokes about Caitlin Clark and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, eliciting mixed reactions. The night honored major athletes, but Gillis’s humor created an unpredictable atmosphere, dividing opinions between amusement and discomfort.
ESPYS audience cheers for fake WNBA star Hicks before Gillis exposes truth
