Sabrina Ionescu towards Steph Curry in a never-before-seen 3-point competitors saved Saturday’s All-Star occasions and Ionescu is already dropping hints a couple of new format for subsequent yr’s contest.
Curry emerged because the winner of the 3-point contest towards Sabrina, however she didn’t go down with out a combat.
She went first within the single spherical competitors and scored as a lot as Damian Lillard (26) within the NBA 3-point contest – all from the NBA three-point line as a substitute of the WNBA line.
Not to be outdone, the league’s best three-point shooter rallied and scored 29 to beat Sabrina.
“We all know Steph is the greatest shooter ever in the way he shoots the basketball, but he’s also probably the most gracious superstar ever that we’ve seen in our league,” Former NBA participant Isiah Thomas said on NBA TV after the epic battle. “Most superstars today, they’re not stepping out like this. They’re saying, ‘I don’t want to take the risk of probably losing.’ He’s so gracious, he’s saying even if I lose, it’s a win because it makes the game better. That’s the beauty of Steph.”
The competitors was successful and Sabrina is already speaking about new methods to combine the format up subsequent yr when the 2025 All-Star weekend involves The Bay.
“We’ve been talking about different ways to change this up next year,” Ionescu stated on the press convention following the competition. “I think he has a partner in mind that’s gonna join him. I’m open to any partner that can help me win and take that belt that he has.”
Some potential companions for Steph crew up with could possibly be his fellow splash brother Klay Thompson, and even the back-to-back 3-point champion Lillard.
Meanwhile, Sabrina might make a partnership of her personal, with some followers suggesting she ought to crew up with the all-time main scorer in NCAA historical past, Caitlin Clark.
Whatever Steph and Sabrina resolve to do subsequent yr, it would undoubtedly carry some a lot wanted hype and pleasure to the All-Star Saturday slate.
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