{"id":287,"date":"2024-07-12T16:50:29","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=287"},"modified":"2024-07-12T16:51:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T16:51:17","slug":"serena-williams-takes-shot-at-chiefs-k-harrison-butker-in-viral-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=287","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams Takes Shot at Chiefs K Harrison Butker in Viral Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Though<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\">\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>\u00a0quarterback\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/patrick-mahomes\/\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a>\u00a0was celebrated on multiple occasions Thursday night during the 2024 ESPYS, his teammate, kicker\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/harrison-butker\/\">Harrison Butker<\/a>, took a blow from former tennis superstar and ESPYS host Serena Williams.<\/p>\n<p>The moment happened when Serena was on stage with her sister, Venus, and actress Quinta Brunson when the three were discussing women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, go ahead and enjoy women\u2019s sports like you would any other sports, because they are sports,\u201d Venus said, which was quickly followed up by Serena, who said, \u201cExcept you, Harrison Butker. We don\u2019t need you.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;So, go ahead and enjoy women&#8217;s sports like you would any other sports, because they are sports.&#8221; &#8211; Venus Williams<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Except you, Harrison Butker. We don&#8217;t need you.&#8221; &#8211; Serena Williams<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At all. Like, ever.&#8221; &#8211; Quinta Brunson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ESPYS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ESPYS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RhvxfiHUWN\">pic.twitter.com\/RhvxfiHUWN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1811585393973956933?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Williams\u2019 message for Butker stems from Butker\u2019s commencement speech at Benedictine College on May 11 in which he made\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/harrison-butker-wife-isabelle-women-speech-reaction\/\">sexist remarks about women<\/a>\u00a0among other controversial statements.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CJDs0JD6oYcDFQ9PCAQdjmEFSA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\">\n<div class=\"kargo-ad-v5 kargo-ad-1\" data-id=\"a783806b-7e37-4366-865f-f370dd9918ef\" data-format=\"MiddleBanner\" data-slot=\"_oCKJ4D9jsI\">\n<div class=\"kargo-ad-banner kargo-banner--branding-advertisement\">\n<div class=\"kargo-overlay \"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kargo-ad-content \">\n<div class=\"kargo-loader \">It\u2019s also worth noting that Butker attended the ESPYS, so Williams\u2019 message was likely heard loud and clear from his end.<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Patrick Mahomes Wins 2 ESPY Awards<\/h2>\n<p>Mahomes won \u201cBest Athlete, Men\u2019s Sports\u201d as well as \u201cBest NFL Player\u201d Thursday night. This marks the second straight year Mahomes won both awards.<\/p>\n<p>Other athletes who were nominated for \u201cBest Athlete, Men\u2019s Sports\u201d were Shohei Ohtani (MLB), Scottie Scheffler (PGA), and Connor McDavid (NHL). The other nominated athletes for \u201cBest NFL Player\u201d were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/myles-garrett\/\">Myles Garrett<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/cleveland-browns\/\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/lamar-jackson\/\">Lamar Jackson<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>), and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/christian-mccaffrey\/\">Christian McCaffrey<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers\/\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs head coach Andy Reid accepted the \u201cBest Athlete, Male Sports\u201d award on behalf of Mahomes and gave a brief speech.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m honored to be here to pick up this award for Patrick,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lexiosborne\/status\/1811593637773324584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Reid said<\/a>.\u201d Listen, I\u2019ve been around this kid for a few years now, and to watch him grow as a football player, as a teammate, [and] as a leader has been phenomenal. But really more than that, to watch him grow as a father and as a husband has probably been the best part. It\u2019s a real tribute to him\u2026 we\u2019re very lucky to have him in Kansas \u00a0City.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Patrick Mahomes, X Users Reacted to Mahomes Winning 2 Awards<\/h2>\n<p>Mahomes took to X, formerly Twitter, to react to winning \u201cBest Athlete, Male Sports\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cIncredible athletes across the board in this category. Blessed and honored to bring home this award again. thanks to the fans and\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">@ESPYS Big dawg Andy crushed too,\u201d he wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Other users on X also reacted to Mahomes winning two awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe G.O.A.T. of the NFL and without any doubt about the BEST Athletes in Men\u2019s Sports ever PERIOD, the heart, the leader, and the biggest reason why we love having a guy here in Kansas City &amp; in the Chiefs Kingdom. He\u2019s truly the best &amp; the standard of the NFL &amp; Men\u2019s Sports,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JeffreyLowden82\/status\/1811594052313231650\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">one user wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTHE GREATEST ATHLETE OF ALL TIME Starting this season, he is gonna do something that no NFL QB has done. Bout ready to win 3 in a row, had that planned right after we won the Super Bowl last year!!\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/carsonlkcboy\/status\/1811616299425861944\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">another user wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cListen Patrick, i honestly don\u2019t like you, but the respect is there,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/noswimzone\/status\/1811601065139175678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">another user wrote<\/a>. \u201cI won\u2019t doubt you after wiping the floor with us twice last year. Just know we haven\u2019t forgotten and we hope we get another crack at playing you this season and bringing a better dog fight. Current goat of the league, respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"kargo-ad-banner kargo-banner--branding-advertisement\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0was celebrated on multiple occasions Thursday night during the 2024 ESPYS, his teammate, kicker\u00a0Harrison Butker, took a blow from former tennis superstar and ESPYS host Serena Williams. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-patrick-mahomes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=287"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":291,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287\/revisions\/291"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}