The ESPYs are wholly unnecessary. These athletes have already been honored by those who cover their respective sports wall to wall. During the slowest sports week of the year, however, they provide a night of cheap entertainment. Wednesday's pre-show shenanigans are a prime example.
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Apparently, Lindsey Vonn is picking up whatever J.J. Watt is putting down.
The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year and the Olympic gold medalist were interviewed together on the red carpet and Vonn made what many would consider a pretty strong pass at football's preeminent pass rusher.
Watt can anticipate a snap count like no one else, but he didn't see this one coming at all. It started as a simple question posed by ESPN's Hannah Storm about Watt playing through myriad injuries. Vonn took it elsewhere.
Check out the exchange.
Wait. Lindsey Vonn says J.J. Watt gets a lot of groin massages? #ESPYS
— Def Pen Sports (@DefPenSports) July 13, 2016
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And there's that.
Make of it what you will, people.