This year’s NBA All-Star Weekend features many of the usual events, but an added event on Saturday brings some extra intrigue to the mix. The “Steph vs. Sabrina” 3-point shootout has the potential to be must-see TV if both legendary shooters bring their A-games.
Stephen Curry of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors and Sabrina Ionescu of the WNBA’s New York Liberty will go head-to-head in what the league is pitching as the first-ever NBA vs. WNBA 3-Point Challenge. Saturday’s events, which include the Slam Dunk Contest and the 3-Point Contest, start at 8 p.m. ET on TNT. Steph vs. Sabrina is the third event on the schedule, after the Skills Challenge and the 3-Point Contest.
Ionescu set the NBA and WNBA record with 37 out of a possible 40 points in last year’s WNBA 3-Point Contest and challenged Curry after he was heard mic’d up during a game discussing it.
Let’s getttttt it!! See ya at the 3 pt line👀 @StephenCurry30 https://t.co/ES0JlEDJW3
— Sabrina Ionescu (@sabrina_i20) January 26, 2024
Steph vs. Sabrina rules and format
The format follows the same rules as the 3-Point Contest. Both players will have 70 seconds to shoot 27 shots. There will be five racks with five balls each. Four of the racks will have four standard balls and one money ball. The other rack…
