Sabrina Ionescu calls for 1 change in three-point contest against Steph Curry
Jul 29, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) brings the ball up court against the Chicago Sky during the second half of the WNBA game at Wintrust Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Sabrina Ionescu wants all the smoke. The New York Liberty star on Tuesday asked to level the playing field for her three-point shootout against Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry.
The two sharpshooters are slated to face off in a three-point contest during the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.
The NBA announced that the contest would feature similar rules to past years: four racks with four regular balls and one “money” ball worth two points, one “all money ball” rack, and two longer range shots from the right and left wings worth three points apiece.
The only distinction would be that Curry will be shooting with NBA balls on the NBA three-point line. Ionescu, on the other hand, is going to use WNBA balls from the WNBA line.
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However, Ionescu on Tuesday posted on X that she was willing to shoot from the NBA line just like Curry.
“I’ll shoot from the NBA line… LETS (sic) GET IT!!!!!!!” Ionescu wrote on X.
I’ll shoot from the NBA line… LETS GET IT!!!!!!! https://t.co/LmQEbMe4S5
— Sabrina Ionescu (@sabrina_i20) January 30, 2024
The NBA uses a 23-foot, 9-inch line that shortens by more than a foot in the corners. The WNBA uses a 22-foot, 1.75-inch line that also flattens to around 22 feet in the corner.
Curry and Ionescu have teased the contest several times in the past ever since the WNBA star broke the all-time contest record with 37 last year.
Ionescu has shown time and again in her career that she’s more than capable of shooting from NBA range in spots. But extending her range for an entire three-point shootout against the greatest shooter of all time is an entirely different story.
