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Kristen Wong

Diana Taurasi Was Every WNBA Fan During Shane Gillis’s ESPYs Monologue

Phoenix Mercury player Diana Taurasi in attendance at a Suns game against the Dallas Mavericks at Footprint Center. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Comedian Shane Gillis may have made more than a few enemies in the WNBA after his off-color jokes during the 2025 ESPYs on Wednesday night.

Gillis hosted the 33rd annual ESPY Awards in Los Angeles this week and took aim at a wide array of sports stars from Shedeur Sanders to Shohei Ohtani in his opening monologue. Some of his jokes, like a cheeky dig at SGA, landed. Others didn't.

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