The WNBA has announced Annie Meyers Drysdale as the recipient of the 2024 Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award.
Meyers Drysdale, a vice president and longtime broadcaster with both the Phoenix Mercury and the Phoenix Suns, has consistently broken barriers and fought for equality in sports during her storied basketball career. The Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award is given to an individual who uses their talent and platform to raise awareness for the WNBA and girls’ and women’s basketball, like Kobe Bryant was so committed to doing.
Bryant had a 20-year Hall-of-Fame NBA career and, throughout that time, advocated for and celebrated the women’s game. Once he retired, he delved even deeper into supporting women’s basketball, contributing to the growth of the sport at every level, including through the training and mentoring of middle school, high school, college, and WNBA players. 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.
“Annie has been a force inspiring young girls on and off the court,” said Vanessa Bryant, Chair of the Mamba and Mambacita…
