This Was More Than Just An Award

Yes, sir. I'm no longer a golfer, Tony. I'm a basketball player again. Toss, catch, bounce, catch. TCC on three. One, two, three. Yes, sir. Oh, 100%, man. Nice. You're tripping. So what? Yeah, just a little bit. Just got back this morning at 3 in the morning. We're going to get into groups of 3. I know we kind of got an odd number. Carson will hop in one group, but we're going to go with our odds and evens series. So we'll just go, we'll slide across. We'll do 5 groups of 3. This way. One guy across here with one person behind him and a partner in front of him. Lift up just a little bit. Yeah, more game-like. Yeah. I like that. I like that. Yes, sir. There we go. I'm back. I'm back. Get out. Get out. Get out. Go. Go. LA. LA. Finish it. Finish it. Finish it. 2. We got 5. We got 5. We got 5. Knockdown, knockdown, knockdown, finish it. Big shot, big shot. What do we think about the workout with Stephen? Loved it, loved it. Complicated, but once I got the hang of it, I was getting closer, but I still wasn't there. What was so complicated about it? Um, it's kind of just really sophisticated. You got to think about a lot of things. You got to think about your next read and everything. So once you try and figure that out, you still have to make the shot, which is the most difficult part. TCC on 3. 1, 2, 3. TCC! 2 in a row. 1. All right, good. Stop right there. So Steph, you're gonna be here. Carson, you're gonna be about 6, 7 feet from Steph, okay? You and Steph are just tossing the ball back and forth like this. You're just stationary, stationary, stationary. Steph, when I clap, you're going up in the shot. Carson, you're just getting a hand up. You just don't get under his feet, okay? What'd you learn from watching his private workout? Well, you just learn attention to detail, like the— I mean, the everyday day-in Day out stuff. Like, we don't, we don't see that. And so just to see it live in person one time, it's amazing how attentive he is to every single detail and part of his game. And that's what makes him who he is. So, 4, 5. Day 2 of the Davidson minicamp over here in New York. We had good energy yesterday. Putting the guys through some new drills, stuff that they've probably never done before, but I'm just trying to test them a little bit, build some energy through the team as they get ready for their fall series before the season starts. So it's kind of dope reliving my whole college experience all over again. What is this, 18 years later? But we're back at it, gonna get them through some more drills, Brandon Payne, getting them, you know, right from a skill set perspective on ball handling stuff, decision-making stuff. And then we're gonna Let them play a little 3-on-3 today too. We gotta get some competition going and then let them go enjoy New York before they head back to campus. You got back on transition and you— I forget what you said. I said, by yourself. Yeah, by yourself. Yell that. Like, the whole campus should be able to hear you because as you get into them big moments on the court, you got to be the loudest one out there as the quarterback of the defense. Your instinct to talk was great. Turn the volume up. You know what I'm saying? Beat a monster with it. Called it. 2, 3. About to say, y'all all right? Is this too easy? Yes, sir! Coney still got it! Yes! Oh, that's nice. Hey, we got that. He's locked in. Hell yeah. One, two, three, four. Good time with the fellas. They got some good work in. Excited for what they're going to do this year. I got some good work in too. Closing thoughts is I got a new Davidson golf polo, so I'm locked in. You know what I'm saying? Now I need a nap. Thank you. Hi, guys. You look great. And it is my great honor to announce the 2026 Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian of the Year, which is Mr. Steph Curry. Thank you. First off, I want to say thank you to ESPN, the ESPYs, like I said, the entire Ali family for recognizing me, my wife, family, my team for this year's Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award. Every day in Oakland, there's 35,000 children that eat, learn, and play inside their public schools, and we are committed to transforming the public school experience for each one of those kids so that they are able to have the resources, the support, and the opportunities that they truly deserve. Our foundation is proud because we've invested more than $100 million total to— What we're building in Oakland was never meant to stay in Oakland, and our dream is to create a model that can be replicated in communities all across across our beautiful country. And we all know none of us are in here because of just the work that we all do by ourselves or alone. It takes a village of teachers, principals, families, community partners, volunteers, donors, everybody a part of our team that— who has had a similar vision and believes that our kids are worth the very best. And to everybody in this room, I encourage you all to find your Oakland. We all know what it means to have a team, and being a part of that team is what I'm most proud of. And I just want to say thank y'all so much for this honor. It's encouraging and inspiring for us to keep doing this work. Thank you to my beautiful wife, Ayesha, for dreaming this with me. And I just want to say thank you to our entire Eat Learn Play team, our supporters, the City of Oakland, and most importantly, the kids, because every single day they inspire us. They're our reason why, and we want to keep doing that great work. So thank you. How's it going? I'm Sarah with GMA. Nice to meet you. You don't have to say anything, just say, like, waving to the camera, saying you're coming up next. And then you come back here until about 8:05, and then we'll go back out at 8:10 for the interview. Does that work? Maybe we bring out a few for the teases, we'll come back and I'll go for the segment really fast. Maybe bring you out at 8:05. Sounds fantastic. Steph, can you talk about last night leading into today? She called me, actually. It's a special— Last minute, she couldn't make it. It's a wild acknowledgement for Eat Learn Play with me and Ayesha, our entire team, to be able to receive the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award this year. So last night was cool at the function they had to this morning. We're at GMA. Talking to Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan about the honor as well. So a lot of cool celebrations and acknowledgments about the work that we're doing, and obviously a lot more. Good to see you, Mike. Doing all right? This is good, man. We are here, ready to go to the ESPY Awards. We're feeling crazy. Look at that. Shout out to our entire Eat Learn Play team and family for making this happen. What are you guys wearing tonight? What are you wearing, by the way? I'm wearing Christian Siriano. Oh, from the Atelier. Where is that? I don't know. The street. The Atelier. How do you say it? Atelier. Atelier. I'm wearing, uh, one second. I'm wearing Gucci. I'm wearing Gucci with some, uh, is it apropos to wear Gucci suit with Dolce Gabbana boots? No, comfort is key. I'm going for comfort today. So a little Gucci, Dolce. Oh, and Tiffany's. And Tiffany's lent us this stuff for the night. And Co. Yeah, when's the last time we went to Esprit? 2022. '22? For good reason. Oh yeah, I hosted. I forgot about that. Shout out to the live suit. The gentleman's cut. That was amazing. The lime green— You did a fantastic job. Bottega Veneta and the gentleman's cut. Please welcome the recipient of the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award. Stephen Curry.