On Saturday night, during NBA All-Star weekend in Indianapolis, the best 3-point shooters in the NBA and WNBA will go head-to-head in a battle for sharpshooting. Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and New York Liberty standout Sabrina Ionescu will partake in the Starry 3-Point Contest.
Curry and Ionescu are arguably the best shooters in their respective leagues, and now they will determine which one reigns supreme over both the NBA and WNBA. Following the standard NBA 3-point competition, and before the slam dunk contest, Curry and Ionescu will take the court at Lucas Oil Stadium.
In an press conference leading up to the event, Curry said he was excited to compete against one of the best shooters in basketball right now.
“However this plays out, it’s what sports is about, right?” Curry said. “Competing, whatever the format is. She’s the champ, so I’m the contender. Let’s lay it out on the line.”
Ionescu, the defending 3-point contest champion in the WNBA, said that this will be a “pinch-me moment” when she walks onto the floor with Curry, whom she’s looked up to since she was a child.
“He used to be my background screensaver,” Ionescu said. “I used to have wallpapers. Everything you could think…
