On Wednesday night, the ESPYs opened with NBA stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul making an impassioned plea to their fellow athletes to “create change.”

Kevin Durant stood before his home crowd, proudly holding his MVP trophy during a pregame ceremony. He spent the next few hours showing how he earned it.

Chris Paul got the best of Russell Westbrook in a matchup of two of the league's best point guards.