INDIANAPOLIS — Stephen Curry, the greatest 3-point shooter in history, edged WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu in a first-of-its-kind shootout on All-Star Saturday Night.
Curry, the Golden State Warriors superstar who’s made more 3s than anyone, and has two NBA 3-point contest championships to his name, set a score of 29 to Ionescu’s 26 in the single-round shooting contest that easily upstaged the league’s regular 3-point contest. Ionescu, shooting a WNBA-size ball from the NBA 3-point line, hit her first seven shots, causing a stir among the Indianapolis crowd at Lucas Oil Stadium.
Curry won a 3-point championship belt that looks like a boxing or pro wrestling title belt, with goats on each side of the buckle. Last summer, Ionescu hit 25 of her last 26 shots in the WNBA 3-point contest for 37 points, the highest score of any 3-point contest in either the men’s or women’s game.
The NBA and WNBA donated $25,000 to the charities of the two players’ choice, and State Farm contributed thousands of dollars to the NBA Foundation for each shot Curry and Ionescu nailed.
The Curry-Ionescu contest took place on a brand new, forgiving, LED glass court developed by German company ASB GlassFloor, installed at the football stadium for All-Star Weekend. The floor changed colors, graphics,…
