Steph Curry, Sabrina Ionescu will not run back 3-point contest at NBA All-Star Weekend
1 month, 1 week ago

Steph Curry, Sabrina Ionescu will not run back 3-point contest at NBA All-Star Weekend

New York Times  

SAN FRANCISCO — There will be no Stephen Curry-Sabrina Ionescu rematch after all. Curry and Ionescu starred on All-Star Saturday night in Indianapolis last year with a first-of-its-kind, 3-point shootout between them, narrowly won by Curry. We all agreed not to proceed and will instead keep the focus on All-Star Sunday’s new format.” League sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said Curry and Ionescu were not interested in a rematch. Curry had a score of 29 to Ionescu’s 26 in the single-round shooting contest that easily upstaged the league’s regular 3-point contest during All-Star Saturday last year. So we’re going to be doing more.” Earlier this month, Ionescu told USA Today she would attend All-Star Weekend but was unsure if she would be on the court against Curry.

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WNBA and Valkyries share NBA All-Star weekend spotlight
1 month, 1 week ago

WNBA and Valkyries share NBA All-Star weekend spotlight

LA Times  

Sparks forward Rickea Jackson reacts after scoring during the celebrity game Friday night at NBA All-Star weekend. And yes, the WNBA’s new expansion franchise that is coming to the Bay Area is also getting a good look during All-Star weekend. “You see the All-Star, you see the WNBA team coming up and you see how the Bay Area community is …

Steph vs. Sabrina, the big hit of All-Star weekend last year, won’t happen this year
1 month, 1 week ago

Steph vs. Sabrina, the big hit of All-Star weekend last year, won’t happen this year

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — There will be no Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu rematch at All-Star weekend. The NBA announced Thursday that the 3-point shooting event bringing together two of the biggest stars in the NBA and WNBA — which was one of the highlights of last year’s All-Star weekend in Indianapolis — is not going to be part of the …

Caitlin Clark declines invite to a 3-point shootout at NBA All-Star weekend
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Caitlin Clark declines invite to a 3-point shootout at NBA All-Star weekend

Associated Press  

Caitlin Clark is going to wait until Indianapolis hosts the WNBA All-Star weekend in July to enter her first 3-point contest as a pro. The Fever star declined an invitation to participate in a special challenge during NBA All-Star weekend next month, her representatives at Excel Sports said Wednesday. There had been discussions for Clark to participate in a contest …

Curry’s Olympics, NBA LeBron-Bronny, and Caitlin Clark fever: 2024 review
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Curry’s Olympics, NBA LeBron-Bronny, and Caitlin Clark fever: 2024 review

Al Jazeera  

Basketball took off in 2024, taking centre stage on the global sports news calendar at key points of the year. LeBron & Bronny James – the first NBA father-son duo On the opening night of the 2024-25 National Basketball Association season, LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father and son to play in the NBA together during the …

Sabrina Ionescu hit the ‘biggest shot of my career,’ but the Liberty star isn’t done yet
5 months, 1 week ago

Sabrina Ionescu hit the ‘biggest shot of my career,’ but the Liberty star isn’t done yet

New York Times  

MINNEAPOLIS — Sabrina Ionescu didn’t initially remember the details of the biggest shot of her career. But rest assured, everyone who watched the New York Liberty star’s game-winning 3-pointer with a second remaining in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals will be able to fill in any missing details for Ionescu or anyone who missed Wednesday night’s thriller against the …

Sabrina Ionescu’s tiebreaking three lifts Liberty over Lynx in Game 3 of WNBA Finals
5 months, 1 week ago

Sabrina Ionescu’s tiebreaking three lifts Liberty over Lynx in Game 3 of WNBA Finals

LA Times  

Sabrina Ionescu hit a tiebreaking three-pointer from the top of the key with one second left and Breanna Stewart scored 30 points to help the New York Liberty beat the Minnesota Lynx 80-77 on Wednesday night, taking a 2-1 lead in the WNBA Finals. Trailing 73-69 with 2:26 left in the fourth quarter, the Liberty scored eight straight points, including …

How Sabrina Ionescu went from ‘dark days’ of injury to the brink of a WNBA championship
5 months, 2 weeks ago

How Sabrina Ionescu went from ‘dark days’ of injury to the brink of a WNBA championship

New York Times  

NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu could barely walk during last season’s WNBA Finals. When the Liberty reconvened in the spring, assistant coach Olaf Lange said he quickly noticed “the flashes were there in training camp.” Liberty head coach Sandy Brondello took note of Ionescu’s improved explosiveness. “It’s tough when you take really, really good players, and they get better.” Sabrina …

Liberty top Aces 88-84 to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals and put the champs on the brink
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Liberty top Aces 88-84 to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA semifinals and put the champs on the brink

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sabrina Ionescu and her New York teammates downplayed being on the brink of knocking off the Aces. We didn’t come to win two games at home and be satisfied, we’re a hungry group.” Game 3 is Friday night in Las Vegas, with the two-time defending champion Aces trying to avoid being beaten by the team they beat …

Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu hit lots of threes. But they aren’t in All-Star shooting contest
8 months ago

Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu hit lots of threes. But they aren’t in All-Star shooting contest

LA Times  

Indiana’s Caitlin Clark, left, and New York’s Sabrina Ionescu turned down the chance to take part in the WNBA’s three-point contest during All-Star weekend. New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu is the reigning champion of the WNBA’s three-point contest. Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark is just months removed from a college career at Iowa in which she set NCAA women’s …

Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu decline invites for WNBA All-Star 3-point contest: Who’s in?
8 months ago

Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu decline invites for WNBA All-Star 3-point contest: Who’s in?

New York Times  

The 3-point contest at this year’s WNBA All-Star festivities won’t feature rookie sensation Caitlin Clark or the event’s reigning champion Sabrina Ionescu. Ionescu won last year’s contest by hitting 25 of her last 26 shots and totaled 37 points in the final round, the highest score of any 3-point contest in either the men’s or women’s game. First off, the …

Gauff keen for tennis to follow basketball in male vs female duels
1 year, 1 month ago

Gauff keen for tennis to follow basketball in male vs female duels

The Hindu  

US Open champion Coco Gauff said on Monday tennis can follow basketball’s example and have men facing women in specialised contests such as Serena Williams and Australian Nick Kyrgios in serve targets. Gauff was speaking after Stephen Curry sank his last four shots from the right corner to defeat Sabrina Ionescu 29-26 in a 3-point NBA-Women’s NBA Challenge on Saturday …

NBA All-Star weekend takeaways: Lots of points, lots of winners in Indy
1 year, 1 month ago

NBA All-Star weekend takeaways: Lots of points, lots of winners in Indy

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — NBA All-Star weekend in Indianapolis had plenty of winners. There was Damian Lillard, a 3-point shootout winner Saturday and the All-Star Game MVP on Sunday — a two-trophy weekend the likes of which only Michael Jordan pulled off previously. That’s the kind of game it’s going to be.” STEPH VS. SABRINA For many, what happened Saturday night — …

Sabrina Ionescu's NBA All Star three-point shootout with Stephen Curry marred by Kenny Smith's 'condescending' commentary
1 year, 1 month ago

Sabrina Ionescu's NBA All Star three-point shootout with Stephen Curry marred by Kenny Smith's 'condescending' commentary

ABC  

For the first time, All-Star weekend featured a shootout between WNBA and NBA superstars. It was a hotly anticipated showdown between the greatest shooter in NBA history, Stephen Curry, and Sabrina Ionescu, who set the record for the most threes made in a single WNBA season last year. But the moment after Curry's final ball ripped through the twine, the …

Stephen Curry tops Sabrina Ionescu in 3-point shootout at All-Star weekend
1 year, 1 month ago

Stephen Curry tops Sabrina Ionescu in 3-point shootout at All-Star weekend

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Stephen Curry was on a roll — and it was barely enough to beat Sabrina Ionescu. The Golden State star and NBA’s all-time 3-point king beat Ionescu 29-26 in the Steph vs. Sabrina competition at All-Star Saturday night, the first such him-vs.-her event of its kind at the league’s weekend showcase. This is something we’ll remember for a …

Warriors star Stephen Curry BEATS Liberty sharpshooter Sabrina Ionescu in historic head-to-head 3-point contest... with Golden State guard winning special WWE-style belt after NBA vs. WNBA matchup
1 year, 1 month ago

Warriors star Stephen Curry BEATS Liberty sharpshooter Sabrina Ionescu in historic head-to-head 3-point contest... with Golden State guard winning special WWE-style belt after NBA vs. WNBA matchup

Daily Mail  

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry triumphed when he and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu faced off in their head-to-head 3-point contest during NBA All-Star Saturday. Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu faced off in a historic head-to-head 3-point contest Curry defeated Ionescu by three points to take home the custom 3-point championship belt Ionescu's tally of 26 points …

Kenny Smith’s Sabrina Ionescu comments spoiled an otherwise great 3-point contest moment
1 year, 1 month ago

Kenny Smith’s Sabrina Ionescu comments spoiled an otherwise great 3-point contest moment

New York Times  

The simple problem with Kenny Smith’s comments on TNT during the best moment of All-Star Saturday was they didn’t make any sense. What Smith said as the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry edged out the New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu in a made-for-great-TV 3-point contest was distracting because of its lack of logic and timing. “She should have shot from …

NBA All-Star Stephen Curry insists 'there's only one outcome' ahead of his 3-point contest against Liberty sharpshooter Sabrina Ionescu
1 year, 1 month ago

NBA All-Star Stephen Curry insists 'there's only one outcome' ahead of his 3-point contest against Liberty sharpshooter Sabrina Ionescu

Daily Mail  

Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is feeling confident ahead of his one-on-one 3-point contest against New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu. 'There's only one outcome,' Curry said during an interview on NBA TV. “There’s only one outcome, it’s that I win.” Steph Curry places his prediction for his shootout with Sabrina Ionescu 👀pic.twitter.com/zVqQeeIpIU — ClutchPoints February 17, 2024 …

Stephen Curry tops Sabrina Ionescu in NBA All-Star three-point showdown
1 year, 1 month ago

Stephen Curry tops Sabrina Ionescu in NBA All-Star three-point showdown

LA Times  

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry stands next to New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu after winning a three-point shooting contest with Ionescu at NBA All-Star weekend. The Golden State star and NBA’s all-time three-point king beat Ionescu 29-26 in the Steph vs. Sabrina competition at All-Star Saturday night, the first such him-vs.-her event of its kind at the league’s …

Warriors’ Stephen Curry edges WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu in 3-point contest
1 year, 1 month ago

Warriors’ Stephen Curry edges WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu in 3-point contest

New York Times  

By Joe Vardon, Sabreena Merchant and James Boyd INDIANAPOLIS — Stephen Curry, the greatest 3-point shooter in history, edged WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu in a first-of-its-kind shootout on All-Star Saturday Night. Curry, the Golden State Warriors superstar whose 3,642 regular season 3-pointers are the most ever, and who has two NBA 3-point contest championships to his name, set a score …

NBA All-Star weekend: What time is the game? What’s new?
1 year, 1 month ago

NBA All-Star weekend: What time is the game? What’s new?

LA Times  

When: 5 p.m. PST Saturday Where: Lucas Oil Stadium Warriors guard Stephen Curry will take on WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu in a three-point shootout on Saturday night. The New York Liberty star issued a challenge to the Golden State Warriors’ sharpshooter after she set an NBA/WNBA record of 37 points in last year’s three-point competition. The skills challenge, featuring three …

NBA: Stephen Curry, Sabrina Ionescu Set To Face Off in All-Star Shooting Showdown
1 year, 1 month ago

NBA: Stephen Curry, Sabrina Ionescu Set To Face Off in All-Star Shooting Showdown

News 18  

Stephen Curry is headed back to NBA All-Star weekend. Curry, the NBA’s all-time 3-point king, will take on the reigning WNBA 3-point shootout queen and single-season record holder Ionescu. Curry was wired with a microphone for Golden State’s game last Thursday night against Sacramento and had a discussion with Warriors teammate Brandin Podziemski about Ionescu, who scored an almost-perfect 37 …

Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu 3-point contest rules explained: Who has the edge?
1 year, 1 month ago

Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu 3-point contest rules explained: Who has the edge?

New York Times  

Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu are known to terrorize their respective NBA and WNBA opponents from behind the arc, and now they get to showcase their talents during the first head-to-head NBA versus WNBA 3-point challenge. Curry and Ionescu will decide which of the five racks they will earmark as their “money rack.” Successful game ball shots are worth one …

Steph Curry challenges Sabrina Ionescu to a 3-point shootout at the NBA's All-Star weekend... before New York Liberty star accepts his challenge: 'Let's get it!!'
1 year, 1 month ago

Steph Curry challenges Sabrina Ionescu to a 3-point shootout at the NBA's All-Star weekend... before New York Liberty star accepts his challenge: 'Let's get it!!'

Daily Mail  

Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry and New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu are set to have a 3-point shootout during All-Star weekend. Curry appeared to challenge Ionescu while mic'd up in a conversation with teammate Brandin Podziemski during pregame warmups before the Warriors game against the Sacramento Kings. Curry and Ionescu are set to have a 3-point competition …

Ionescu hits 20 straight shots for a record 37 points to win the 3-point contest; Aces win skills
1 year, 8 months ago

Ionescu hits 20 straight shots for a record 37 points to win the 3-point contest; Aces win skills

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu electrified the crowd Friday by hitting 20 straight shots and scoring a record 37 of a possible 40 points to win the 3-point shooting contest at the WNBA All-Star Game in a performance that will be incredibly difficult to match. I wasn’t going to lose again.” The Las Vegas Aces’ team …

Sabrina Ionescu sets record for NBA, WNBA 3-Point Contest; Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum win Skills Challenge
1 year, 8 months ago

Sabrina Ionescu sets record for NBA, WNBA 3-Point Contest; Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum win Skills Challenge

New York Times  

Liberty superstar Sabrina Ionescu set the record for the WNBA and NBA 3-Point Contest on Friday with 37 points in the final round. Gray and Plum defeated Ionescu and her Liberty teammate Courtney Vandersloot to win the Skills Challenge. The 2023 WNBA All-Star Game will tip off Saturday at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas at 8:30 p.m. Sabrina Ionescu …

Stephen Curry Wins MVP With 16 Threes in a 50-point All-Star Performance, Team James Beat Team Durant 163-160
3 years, 1 month ago

Stephen Curry Wins MVP With 16 Threes in a 50-point All-Star Performance, Team James Beat Team Durant 163-160

News 18  

Somebody forgot to tell Stephen Curry that the three-point contest was Saturday as the Golden State Warriors superstar put on a shooting clinic to lead Team LeBron to victory in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. LeBron James sank the game-winning basket as his side edged Team Durant 163-160, giving James his fifth straight all-star win as team captain. “I tried, …

On LeBron, Jordan, Steph Curry, Giannis and a great weekend in Cleveland: NBA All-Star Final Thoughts
3 years, 1 month ago

On LeBron, Jordan, Steph Curry, Giannis and a great weekend in Cleveland: NBA All-Star Final Thoughts

New York Times  

CLEVELAND — Thirty thoughts for Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 30 points in Team LeBron’s 163-160 win over Team Durant in the 71st NBA All-Star Game that will go down in history for, well, 30 reasons. “When you see a guy like Steph knocking down 3s like that and putting on a show, you don’t want him to lose the game,” Giannis said. …

3-point king Curry cooking up real treat
3 years, 3 months ago

3-point king Curry cooking up real treat

China Daily  

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts after sinking a 3-pointer against the Orlando Magic on Monday. "He's got range," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said. He'll be 34 by the time the season ends, is averaging just under 28 points per game and is playing like he has a very real chance of winning the NBA's MVP award this …

WNBA's first overall pick Ionescu helped off court with injury
4 years, 7 months ago

WNBA's first overall pick Ionescu helped off court with injury

The Hindu  

First overall WNBA pick Sabrina Ionescu was helped off the court with an ankle injury on Friday during the New York Liberty's matchup against the Atlanta Dream, casting a shadow on the highly touted rookie's debut season. The Liberty guard rolled her ankle, suffering a sprain, the New York team said, in her third game of the shortened WNBA season, …

Steph Curry impresses with one-over 71 in professional tournament
6 years, 7 months ago

Steph Curry impresses with one-over 71 in professional tournament

Daily Mail  

Stephen Curry rallied with three birdies to shoot a one-over 71 on Thursday in the first round of the Web.com Tour's Ellie Mae Classic. Making his second appearance in the $600,000 event at TPC Stonebrae, the Golden State Warriors star rebounded from a bogey on the par-three second hole with a long birdie putt on the par-five third. Golden State …

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