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Host Serena Williams Serves Cutting Joke On Caitlin Clark To Kick Off 2024 ESPYs


The tennis queen was on her serve at the ESPYs opening monolgue.

Host Serena Williams got the 2024 ESPYS off to a fun start with her monologue that addressed rap beefs with Kendrick Lamar, Shohei Ohtani’s translator, Bronny James getting drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers and — in the biggest reaction on social — Caitlin Clark ‘s start to her WNBA career. “Caitlin Clark had an amazing year and is nominated for three awards,” Williams started her joke at the packed Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. “You are the Larry Bird in that you are an amazing player, you have ties to Indiana, and white people are really crazy about you.”

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