Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu are known to terrorize their respective NBA and WNBA opponents from behind the arc, and now they get to showcase their talents during the first head-to-head NBA versus WNBA 3-point challenge.
The event, taking place during NBA’s All-Star Weekend from Feb. 16-18 in Indianapolis, will feature five racks of balls per shooter. Each rack will be placed behind the arc and will contain five balls. The first four racks have four game balls and one “money” ball, while the fifth rack (money rack) is all money balls. Additionally, each competitor will have two starry-range shots (shots located well behind the arc). Curry and Ionescu will decide which of the five racks they will earmark as their “money rack.”
Successful game ball shots are worth one point, money balls are worth two and starry-range shots are worth three.
Ionescu will shoot from behind the WNBA-mandated 3-point line with WNBA-sized basketballs, while Curry will shoot from behind the NBA-mandated 3-point line with NBA-sized basketballs.
In the NBA, the 3-point line is 23 feet and 9 inches long at the top of the arc, closing in on 22 feet from the basket in the corners of the court. The WNBA’s arc is slightly shorter at 22 feet and 1.75 inches from the basket at the top and slims to…
