The roots of the challenge date back to July, when Sabrina Ionescu broke the WNBA and then NBA 3-point shooting contest record, and Stephen Curry challenged the pair to compete after receiving an “ridiculous” reaction to X. , the Liberty star accepted.
At some point, a showdown will occur when their schedules overlap where there is a basket and an arc and a way to track each manufacturer behind it.
Six months later, NBA All-Star Weekend will be held in Indianapolis from February 16th to 18th, and Warriors stars Ionescu and Curry will take part in a 3-point shootout. According to The Athletic.
“Let's get it!! See you at the 3-point line” Ionescu I wrote to X on Thursday night, adding an eye emoji while tagging the other person.
Curry was wearing a microphone Thursday before the Warriors-Kings game while testing Golden State teammate Brandin Podzemski to see if he knew who held the 3-point conference record. I brought up this idea again.
“I think we have to bring her out and say, 'We have to solve this once and for all,'” Curry said. told Podzemski..
3-point shot in 2023. Michelle Falci writes for the NY Post
Wednesday's game against the Hawks. AP
Later, Podzemski said he was told by Bill Duffy, who is also Ionescu's agent, that a matchup between the two could take place during All-Star Weekend, but the Athletic's report and Curry and Podzemski's After the conversation, details remained unclear.
When Ionescu set the record last summer, she made 25 of 27 shots, but claimed in an on-court interview that she “didn't know how many I missed.”
Her 37 points surpassed the previous WNBA record of 30 points set by Allie Quigley and the NBA record of 31 points set by Curry and Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton.
Curry said of Ionescu's record in an interview with NBA Today in July, “I have to keep up with Sabrina's record. She made a big deal of it by scoring 37 points during All-Star Weekend, so I don't have anything to shoot for.'' “It was,” he said. “We certainly have to solve the problem of who is the better 3-point shooter.”
Ionescu, who helped the Liberty advance to the WNBA Finals before losing to Las Vegas, set a league single-season record with 128 3-pointers in 36 games, surpassing Diana Taurasi's total of 34 in 2006 with 121. exceeded.
She shot at a 44.8 percent clip from beyond the arc in one game, along with other stars Brianna Stewart, Jonquel Jones and Courtney Vandersloot, who helped the Liberty earn the No. 2 seed in the postseason. He averaged 17.0 points.
Curry passed Ray Allen during the game against the Knicks to become the NBA's all-time leader in 3-pointers made during the 2021-22 season.
He has made 40.1 percent of his shots from beyond the arc this season entering Thursday.
He went 6-for-14 from beyond the arc and scored 33 points in the Warriors' 134-133 loss to the Kings on Thursday night.
