Vanessa Bryant appears at the NBA All-Star Game to present Kobe & Gigi Bryant WNBA Advocacy Award

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Vanessa Bryant appeared at the NBA All-Star Game at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday to present veteran player Chris Paul with the first-ever Kobe and Gigi Bryant Advocacy Award.Vanessa, 39, donned an all-black ensemble of a long coat, sweater top, pants and pointy-toed boots as she wore her brown locks down and parted at the annual event.Vanessa - who is mom to daughters Natalia, 19, the late Gigi, 13, Bianka, five, and Capri, two, with the late NBA icon - posed with Paul, 36, his daughter Cameron, nine, and WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, 58, on the floor at the venue as the honors were awarded.

The latest:Vanessa Bryant, 39, appeared at the NBA All-Star Game at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday to present veteran player Chris Paul, 36, with the Kobe and Gigi Bryant Advocacy Award.

She posed withWNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, 58, and Paul's daughter Cameron, ninePaul, a 12-time All-Star who is on the Phoenix Suns, was honored 'for his significant contributions to the advancement of girls' and women's basketball, and advocacy for the WNBA,' the WNBA said in a news release.The honors are aimed at shining a light on those 'who use their time, talent, and platform to raise awareness for the WNBA, and women's and girls' basketball in various ways,' as the late Kobe Bryant did on multiple fronts.

The 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,' the WNBA said.