PORTLAND, Oregon — In the first-ever NBA vs. WNBA 3-Point Challenge, the NBA's All-time leading 3-point shooter, Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, and WNBA's single-season record holder for 3-pointers New York Liberty guard, Sabrina Ionescu, will go head to head in a shootout on All-Star Saturday Night on Feb. 17 at Lucas Oil Stadium.
The event will follow standard 3-point contest rules, Curry will shoot from the NBA line with NBA basketballs and Ionescu will shoot from the WNBA line with WNBA balls.
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. Additionally, for each shot made by Curry and Ionescu, State Farm will donate to the NBA Foundation to support economic empowerment in the Black community, the news release said. Each regular 3-pointer made will be valued at $1,000, the money ball at $2,000 and a deep 3-pointer from 29 feet, 9 inches away at $3,000.
Ionescu challenged Curry to a 3-point competition after she scored 37 points out of the possible 40 in the final round of the 3-point contest at the 2023 WNBA All-Star Game, a sing-round event record for both NBA and WNBA. Curry raised to the challenge during a Golden State's game on Jan. 25. Ionescu responded on social media officially accepting the challenge.
Curry is a two-time NBA 3-Point Contest champion and has made 3,577 3-pointers in the regular season, an NBA record. In 2023, Ionescu set a WNBA single-season record with 128 3-pointers.
