NBA all-time three-point leader and Golden State Warriors guard
Stephen Curry and WNBA single-season three-point record-holder and
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu will compete in “Stephen vs.
Sabrina,” the first-ever NBA vs. WNBA Three-Point Challenge, which
will take place on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Lucas Oil Stadium in
Indianapolis during All-Star Saturday Night.
The competition will air on TNT after the Three-Point Contest
and before the Slam Dunk Contest. All-Star Saturday Night will
begin at 8 p.m. ET.
“Stephen vs. Sabrina” will follow standard Three-Point Contest
rules. Curry will shoot from the NBA three-point line with NBA
basketballs, and Ionescu will shoot from the WNBA three-point line
with WNBA basketballs.
Ionescu challenged Curry to a
three-point competition after she recorded 37 points (out of a
possible 40 points) in the final round of the WNBA Three-Point
Contest at WNBA All-Star 2023, setting a WNBA and NBA single-round
event record and winning the contest for the first time. Curry
raised the challenge once again when he was mic’d up during Golden
State’s Jan. 25 game against the Sacramento Kings on TNT.
Ionescu responded on social media, officially accepting
the challenge.
“I think I gotta bring her out…we gotta
settle this once and for all.”@StephenCurry30
challenges @Sabrina_I20
👀 pic.twitter.com/dUG2MFusAX– NBA (@nba)
January 26, 2024
Curry, a two-time NBA Three-Point Contest champion, has made an
NBA-record 3,577 3-pointers in the regular season. In 2023, Ionescu
set a WNBA single-season record with 128 three-pointers.
As part of the competition, Curry’s Eat.Learn.Play. Nonprofit and Ionescu's SI20 Foundation will receive a donation
from the NBA and WNBA. In addition, each shot made by Curry and
Ionescu will trigger a donation from State Farm to the NBA
Foundation to support economic empowerment in the Black
community. Each regular three-pointer made will be valued at
$1,000, the money ball at $2,000 and the “STARRY Range Ball” – a
deep three-pointer from 29 feet, 9 inches away – at $3,000.
