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NBA Legend Pau Gasol Receives 2023 Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award

WNBA Comimssioner Cathy Engelbert, Vanessa Bryant, Pau Gasol
WNBA Comimssioner Cathy Engelbert, Vanessa Bryant, Pau Gasol
Photo: WNBA NBA legend and six-time All-Star Pau Gasol has been named the recipient of the Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award for his significant contributions to the advancement of girls’ and women’s basketball, and advocacy for the WNBA. The WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, and Vanessa Bryant presented Gasol with the award during the NBA All-Star 2023 Game in Utah on Sunday night. Pau Gasol is the second recipient of the award after Chris Paul was named the inaugural recipient in 2022. The Kobe and Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy award aims to honor advocates and influencers who use their time, talent, and platform to raise awareness for the WNBA, and women’s and girls’ basketball in various ways, like Kobe was so committed to doing. The Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award highlights Kobe’s legacy as a coach and mentor and Gigi’s inspirational, relentless commitment to playing at the highest levels of the game. -Dorothy J. Gentry
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