The highlight of the All-Star weekend in Indianapolis was undoubtedly the thrilling 3-point shootout. Sabrina Ionescu impressed everyone with her incredible performance, putting up a score that would have even advanced her to the finals of the men's 3-Point Contest. But then Stephen Curry took the stage and reminded everyone why he is considered one of the greatest shooters of all time, showcasing his remarkable skills and dominating the competition.
STEPHEN CURRY HEATS UP LATE TO WIN STEPHEN vs. SABRINA!
Curry: 29 PTS
Ionescu: 26 PTS
What. A. Battle. https://t.co/hRX4qElqQJ pic.twitter.com/Uu9hmBhUhO
— NBA (@NBA) February 18, 2024
This season, with the 2025 NBA All-Star Game in the house that Curry built — the Chase Center in San Francisco — the plan is to expand on that, possibly bringing in Klay Thompson and Caitlin Clark,
reports Shams Charania of The Athletic
.Curry and WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty participated in the first NBA versus WNBA 3-point challenge at All-Star Saturday night this February in Indianapolis. Curry and Ionescu are in strong conversations to return in a variation of the shootout, which could include other NBA and WNBA players such as Klay Thompson of the Dallas Mavericks and Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever, sources said.
The league needs to do this.
The league can go ahead and
turn Sunday’s All-Star Game into a four-team knockout tournament
, why not? However, for nearly a decade, All-Star Saturday night — with the Dunk Contest and 3-Point Shootout — has been the best part of the weekend. That's when the stars show up and really try. If the league can grow the best parts of it, that should be the focus.We need Sabrina and Caitlin vs. Steph and Klay. That will be the weekend's runaway star, and the league needs to make it happen.