Oscar Robertson received the ESPN Arthur Ashe Award for Courage due to efforts to establish free agency for NBA players.

Former Cincinnati Royals and UC Bearcats great Oscar Robertson accepted the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the ESPN's ESPY awards

The 2025 ESPY Awards were hosted by comedian Shane Gillis at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Trophies were handed out for best male athlete (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander), best female athlete (Simone Biles), best record-breaking performance (Alex Ovechkin), and more.

ESPY Awards honored the best of the best in sports on Wednesday in Los Angeles with the 33rd edition of ESPN's annual awards show.

Oscar Robertson, 86, was honoured with the 2025 Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at this year's ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, recognising his pivotal role in transforming the NBA's free agency system. The former Milwaukee Bucks and Cincinnati Royals star,

Biles earned two major awards, Gilgeous-Alexander was crowned Best Male Athlete, and Oscar Robertson received the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage.

Russell Westbrook reflected on the significance of the triple-double in basketball and Oscar Robertson, who started it all.

"This year’s Arthur Ashe Award for Courage goes to Oscar Robertson for his pursuit of economic justice. This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak as Milwaukee Bucks Send Message To NBA Legend Oscar Robertson.