Key Sentence:
- Host Anthony Mackie said, “How would you legitimize prohibiting Sha’Carri Richardson for smoking weed?”
- Then, at that point, they kidded, “it doesn’t cause you to would everything except like to watch another scene of Bob’s Burgers.”
- The 2021 ESPY Awards started with a beat on Saturday because of host Anthony Mackie.
Mackie, 42, began the show by poking fun at the year in sports, at one point handling a zinger about the new permission set on runner Sha’Carri Richardson, who was suspended from the U.S. Olympic group after a positive pot test.
Kidding about the function being hung on a housetop, he said, “The best festival of sports is back! We up here on a roof in New York City. Man, we’re so high they wouldn’t allow us to contend in the Olympics,” as 21-year-old Richardson giggled in the crowd.
Afterward, Mackie added further remarks about Richardson being banned from the Olympic group, saying, “USA Track and Field: How you mess it up, canine? How would you legitimize prohibiting Sha’Carri Richardson from smoking weed? Weed is a de-hancing drug — it doesn’t cause you to would everything except like to watch another scene of Bob’s Burgers. You never saw Snoop Dogg run anyplace!”
“I don’t have the foggiest idea how you legitimize not letting her run,” he kept, adding, “And I don’t have a clue how you rebuff Naomi Osaka,” referring to the tennis champion, 23, being fined for skipping media commitments at the French Open in May, referring to emotional wellness concerns.
“For focusing on her emotional well-being,” said Mackie. “That is insane. I’m no tennis executive, I don’t have a clue, yet on the off chance that my game had quite possibly the most mainstream and attractive competitors in the world, you understand what I would do? I would presumably ensure she felt agreeable and regarded. However, hello, what do I know, isn’t that so? I’m simply Captain America.”
Mackie likewise made fun of NBA star Trae Young’s hairstyle in his talk, just as Kentucky Derby-winning pony Medina Spirit bombing a post-race drug test, among different jokes about competitors in the headlines. The Marvel entertainer prodded his funny side in a short video delivered Friday, flaunting impressions of ball stars James Harden and LeBron James, just as ESPN’s own Stephen A. Smith.
In front of the facilitating gig, Mackie said in a proclamation that he was “energized” to assume control of the yearly entertainment expo and “praise the blessing that sports have been this previous year.”
