Two of the most prolific shooters in basketball will showcase their skills from beyond the arc during NBA All-Star Weekend with Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu set to face off in a 3-point shootout during the event, league sources said to The Athletic.
Curry is a two-time winner of the NBA’s 3-point contest. The Golden State Warriors star posted victories in 2015 and 2021 and is the league’s all-time leader in made 3-pointers.
Ionescu set a contest record last year with 37 points in the final round of the WNBA event. The New York Liberty guard passed Curry and Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton — who both had 31 points in a single round in 2021 and 2023, respectively — in her first career 3-Point Contest win.
Exciting competition planned: A 3-point Shootout between Golden State’s Stephen Curry and WNBA NY Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu at NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, sources say. Two 3-point contest champions. Curry hinted at the possibility tonight while mic’d up vs. Kings. pic.twitter.com/ccXYRsxj4B
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Rules of the event, including what ball and 3-point line will be used, remain unclear.
Curry previously hinted at the possibility of squaring off against Ionescu. He told teammate Brandin Podziemski, “I…
