Comedian Shane Gillis' opening monologue as host of the ESPYS went over awkwardly in front of some of the biggest names in sports on Wednesday night.

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Early on, he called out various famous faces in the Los Angeles Dolby Theatre crowd, including retired WNBA star Diana Taurasi whom he mistakenly called Deanna. Gillis moved on to WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark,