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ESPY Awards 2024: Serena Williams roasts Harrison Butker, Steve Gleason receives standing ovation

The 2024 ESPYs had a lot of awards, an abrupt ending for many and some interesting moments, with some of the latter coming straight from host Serena Williams.

The tennis legend definitely seemed to be having fun cracking Caitlin Clark jokes in the opening monologue and singing a song dedicated to friend/rival Maria Sharapova, but the spiciest moment of the night came from a segment alongside her sister Venus Williams and "Abbott Elementary" star Quinta Brunson.

The trio delivered a tongue-in-cheek seminar on how fans can embrace the rising world of women's sports, and went for the throat while doing so.