On February 21, Beijing time, Sun star Chris Paul won the WNBA Publicity Award named after Kobe + GIGI, the first player to win the award; mingji Shams reported that the award is intended to recognize a player's contribution to the development of women's basketball and women's basketball, Paul made a great contribution in this regard, and Kobe's widow Vanessa will personally present him during the All-Star Game.
Paul served as president of the players' union for 8 consecutive years, and after he left office last year, Pelicans star CJ McCollum became the new president of the players' union; Paul not only made a great contribution to the NBA league, but also made a great contribution to promoting women's basketball and promoting the WNBA, and the WNBA officially announced Paul's award for the first time.
Sun officials also congratulated Paul on the award, posting photos and tweeting: "We are honored to announce that CP3 is the inaugural winner of the Kobe and Gigi Bryant WNBA Publicity Awards.
So far this season, the 36-year-old Paul has played 58 games for the Suns, averaging 14.9 points, 10.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 steals in 33 minutes per game, averaging the league's first assists per game, shooting 48.7% from the field, shooting 33% from three-point range and shooting 84.3% from the free throw line; the Suns are currently winning 7 consecutive games, 48 wins and 10 losses, ranking first in the league, paul is the biggest reason for the Suns' outstanding record.
Finally, congratulations again to Paul for winning the inaugural Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Promotion Award, and the All-Star Game MVP is named after Kobe Bryant, and this year's AMFP trophy has changed a lot, adding more elements to Kobe Bryant's so far.