Professional basketball's Dallas Mavericks won the Espy awards for the best team and Drik Nowitzki was named best male athlete at ESPY Awards 2011 held in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
Olympic and World Cup champion skier Lindsey Vonn picked up the trophy for best female athlete for the second straight year.
Other awards included best breakthrough athlete, which went to pro basketball player Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers and best championship performance for Tim Thomas, the goalie for pro hockey's Stanley Cup winner, the Boston Bruins. Thomas also was named best National Hockey League player.
Professional basketball's Dallas Mavericks won the Espy awards for the best team and Drik Nowitzki was named best male athlete at ESPY Awards 2011 held in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.REUTERSU.S. skier Lindsey Vonn reacts after being named "Best Female Athlete" at the 2011 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, California, July 13, 2011.REUTERSU.S. skier Lindsey Vonn reacts after being named "Best Female Athlete" at the 2011 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, California, July 13, 2011.REUTERSBoston Bruins NHL hockey goaltender Tim Thomas accepts his ESPY Award for "Best Championship Performance" at the 2011 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, California, July 13, 2011.REUTERSDallas Maverick's NBA basketball guard Jason Kidd accepts the ESPY Award for "Best Team" along with his teammates and owner Mark Cuban (R) at the 2011 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, California, July 13, 2011.REUTERSVirginia Commonwealth University men's basketball coach Shaka Smart (C) accepts the ESPY Award for "Best Upset" with his players at the 2011 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, California, July 13, 2011.REUTERSESPY Awards host Seth Myers gestures on stage at the 2011 ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, California July 13, 2011.REUTERS
