Serena Williams Slams Harrison Butker at 2024 ESPY Awards

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Serena Williams reignited the controversy over Harrison Butker‘s contentious commencement speech about women being homemakers, while both were attending Thursday night’s 2024 ESPY Awards.

Here’s what happened … the tennis legend walked onstage with her sister, Venus, and actress Quinta Brunson to honor women’s sports during the event at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.

While they were addressing the crowd, Venus said, “So, go ahead and enjoy women’s sports like you would any other sports, because they are sports.”

You may recall … Butker made headlines in May when he gave the commencement speech at Benedictine College in Kansas, encouraging female graduates to become homemakers who raise children. The national backlash was immediate, especially from professional women in the workplace.

During his speech, Butker — a staunch Catholic — also denounced the LGBTQ community and criticized President Joe Biden‘s stance in favor of abortion.

Despite all the negativity, Butker defended his views and was unapologetic about his love for Catholicism and traditional American values.

#ESPYS24 host Serena Williams name dropping Caitlin Clark in her intro

“You are the Larry Bird in that you are an amazing player, you have ties to Indiana, and white people are really crazy about you” 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/Hz1nmFpfYF

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Meanwhile, Serena — who hosted the ESPYs — gave a funny monologue about WNBA phenom Caitlin Clark at another point in the show.

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She joked, “You are the Larry Bird in that you are an amazing player, you have ties to Indiana, and white people are really crazy about you.”

Safe to say … Serena was on fire last night!

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