Rob Kardashian was absent during Wednesday night's ESPY Awards. Rob Kardashian was MIA during last night's ESPY Awards. Rob Kardashian 'Furious' With Kim's Rolling Stone Comments About His Weight, Drug Use Although Caitlyn Jenner, his former step-father, was honored at the event with the Arthur Ashe Courage Awards, Kardashian opted to spend the evening at home with his three-year-old niece, Penelope, daughter of his oldest sister Kourtney and her now ex-boyfriend, Scott Disick.