Curry and Ionescu faced off in a marquee NBA All-Star Saturday showdown in Indianapolis, marking the first time the two shooting specialists faced each other in a shooting competition. The two-time NBA MVP came out on top after scoring 29 points to the New York Liberty star's 26.
Ionescu "only" shot 26, however, this still screams impressive since she opted not to shoot from the women’s 3-point line of 20 feet, 6 inches. Instead, she leveled the playing field and shot from the NBA line of 23 feet, 9 inches, but she did shoot a WNBA ball.STEPHEN CURRY HEATS UP LATE TO WIN STEPHEN vs. SABRINA!
— NBA (@NBA) February 18, 2024
Curry: 29 PTS
Ionescu: 26 PTS
What. A. Battle. https://t.co/hRX4qElqQJ pic.twitter.com/Uu9hmBhUhO
Ionescu made every shot from the first rack, and her total of 26 would have been enough to win the actual NBA three-point contest, which Damian Lillard won.SABRINA IONESCU.
— NBA (@NBA) February 18, 2024
26 POINTS.
COOKING.
Stephen Curry is up next on TNT! https://t.co/fvM9iOA0ZD pic.twitter.com/nlDCX25eIx
Highest 3-point contest scores tonight:
— Guru (@DrGuru_) February 18, 2024
Steph Curry - 29
Sabrina Ionescu - 26
Damian Lillard - 26
Trae Young - 26
Karl Anthony-Towns - 26
Tyrese Haliburton - 26
On another level 🐐 pic.twitter.com/SWwh0nXeOH
What she saidStephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu hug it out after Steph's win in the 3-point challenge 🙌pic.twitter.com/GfZly5e8Dj
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 18, 2024
Ionescu being on the same level as Curry in the NBA speaks on so many levels. It just shows how women can be as talented and driven as men in the world of sports.
"If you can shoot, you can shoot. It doesn't matter if you're a girl or boy, I think it just matters the heart that you have."
"If you can shoot, you can shoot. It doesn't matter if you're a girl or boy, I think it just matters the heart that you have."
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) February 18, 2024
Sabrina Ionescu’s message after her and Steph Curry’s 3-point contest 🙌pic.twitter.com/7aFq1Ez5UN
