India, July 17 -- Shane Gillis is hosting the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards (ESPYS) 2025, and while the jury is out on whether his opening speech was a hit or miss, the comedian and actor peppered it with jokes.

One such joke was directed toward Caitlin Clarke, the Indiana Fever basketball player who's been grabbing eyeballs.

"When Caitlin Clark retires from the WNBA, she's going to work at a Waffle House so she can continue doing what she loves most: fist-fighting black women," he quipped.

Gillis' joke comes right after Clark's game against the Connecticut Sun, where she had an explosive blowout with the referee, and also picked up an injury in the final minute of the game. Despite her team managing a victory, a visib...