Photos: Highlights from the 2017 ESPY Awards show

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Photos: Highlights from the 2017 ESPY Awards show

Former first lady Michelle Obama made a surprise appearance at the 2017 ESPY Awards. Russell Westbrook and Simone Biles won best athlete honors.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Former First Lady Michelle Obama greets host Peyton Manning onstage at The 2017 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on July 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

NBA basketball players Stephen Curry, from left, Kevin Durant and Zaza Pachulia, of the Golden State Warriors, accept the award for best team at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

NBA basketball players Zaza Pachulia, left, and Stephen Curry, of the Golden State Warriors, accept the award for best team at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Gymnast Simone Biles accepts the award for best female athlete at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

NBA basketball player Russell Westbrook, of the Oklahoma City Thunder, accepts the award for best male athlete at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

NBA basketball player Kevin Durant, of the Golden State Warriors, accepts the award for best championship performance for the 2016 NBA Finals at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Former first lady Michelle Obama presents the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Special Olympics Chairman Timothy Shriver (R) accepts the Arthur Ashe Courage Award on behalf of his late mother, Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, from former First Lady Michelle Obama (C) and Special Olympics athletes onstage at The 2017 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on July 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Former first lady Michelle Obama and athletes present the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Nick Offerman, left, presents the award for best moment to Bill Murray at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Jon Stewart, right, presents Air Force Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro Jr. the Pat Tillman award for service at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Retired MLB baseball player David Ross, from left, Nick Offerman and Bill Murray toast the Chicago Cubs as they accept the team's award for best moment at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Host Peyton Manning appears on stage at the conclusion of the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Samuel L. Jackson, left, presents the award for best team to NBA basketball player Stephen Curry, of the Golden State Warriors at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

NFL player Russell Wilson, of the Seattle Seahawks, left, and Lindsey Vonn present the award for best female athlete at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

NFL football player Aaron Rodgers, of the Green Bay Packers, accepts the award for best play at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Odell Beckham Jr., left, and Dove Cameron present the award for best play at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Vin Scully accepts the Icon Award at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Bryan Cranston presents the icon award at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Gallant performs "A Song For You" during an In Memoriam tribute at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Issa Rae, left, and Joel Embiid present the award for best championship performance at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

John Cena, right, presents New Orleans Saints superfan Jarrius "J.J." Robertson the Jimmy V perseverance award at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Snoop Dogg, right, presents NFL football player Julian Edelman, of the New England Patriots, the award for best game for the Patriots Vs. Falcons at Super Bowl LI at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

WNBA basketball player Candace Parker, of the Los Angeles Sparks, left, presents the award for best coach to Bob Hurley Sr. at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Air Force Master Sgt. Israel Del Toro Jr. accepts the Pat Tillman award for service at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

NBA basketball player Deandre Jordan of the Los Angeles Clippers presents a tribute to athletes who have retired at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Michael Phelps accepts the award for best record-breaking performance at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Danica Patrick, left, and Richard Sherman present the award for best record-breaking performance at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

NFL football player Dak Prescott, of the Dallas Cowboys, accepts the award for best breakthrough athlete at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Elizabeth Olsen, left, and Jeremy Renner present the award for best breakthrough athlete at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

NFL football player Julian Edelman, of the New England Patriots, accepts the award for best game for Super Bowl LI at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. Pictured from left, Trey Flowers, Dion Lewis, James White, Nate Ebner, Malcolm Butler and Danny Amendola. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Gallant performs "A Song For You" as Arnold Palmer is pictured on screen during an Memoriam tribute at the ESPYS at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 12: Former First Lady Michelle Obama greets host Peyton Manning onstage at The 2017 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on July 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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