WNBA star Caitlin Clark will not participate in a special 3-point shootout at the NBA’s 2025 All-Star Weekend, her representatives announced in a statement Wednesday.
“Caitlin will not be at NBA All-Star,” Clark’s representatives at Excel Sports Management said. “She wants her first 3-point contest to be at WNBA All-Star in Indianapolis this summer.”
Here’s everything you need to know about the situation ahead of the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, which is set for Feb. 16-18 in San Francisco.
What did the NBA want Clark to do?
Last year, a new event was introduced to the NBA’s All-Star Saturday Night schedule: “Stephen vs. Sabrina.” In the first ever NBA vs. WNBA 3-point challenge, Steph Curry took on Sabrina Ionescu in a 1-on-1 battle for outside shooting supremacy. The contest, which Curry won with a late surge, was an immediate success and breathed new life into All-Star Weekend, which has grown a bit stale in recent years.
Almost immediately, there were talks about bringing the showdown back in 2025, especially with Curry and the Golden State Warriors set to play host.
“I don’t know if anybody can fill these shoes, but it might have to be something that we do more often,” Curry said after his…
