It wasn’t until the final shots that Stephen Curry surpassed WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu to win the most unique 3-point shooting contest ever.
Stephen Curry does not participate in the traditional NBA 3-Point Contest with 8 quality shooters at NBA All-Star 2024. But the Golden State Warriors superstar still proves that he is the top shooter in the world at the present time. in.

Instead of competing in long throws with his male colleagues, Stephen Curry participated in a special 3-point shooting contest with female superstar Sabrina Ionescu, the 2023 WNBA 3-Point Contest champion and currently holding the record for points. recordable.

Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu create the first 3-point shooting contest in NBA All-Star history, pitting an NBA shooter against a WNBA shooter
And just like the familiar “clutch” style when playing NBA matches, Curry was hot at the right time to overcome Ionescu’s excellent performance to win.

Sabrina Ionescu was the first to throw and had the perfect start. The player of the New York Liberty Club successfully made the first 7 throws before “cooling” a bit in the 90 degree position.

However, Ionescu still finished the competition with quite good results. The thrower born in 1997 scored 26 points (10 regular 3-pointers and 8 moneyballs) with 16 successful throws out of a total of 27 shots.

If we include the previous NBA 3-Point Contest with the participation of men’s basketball stars, Sabrina Ionescu still owns the contest with the highest score.

This put a lot of pressure on Stephen Curry and in the middle of the competition, many fans thought of the image of the “chef” collapsing before Ionescu.

Curry threw quite erratically and missed both “Starry” shots worth 3 points each time the ball went into the basket. But with the “clutch” style that once made many fans crazy, Steph exploded in the last two racks. .

In 10 shots at 45 degrees and 0 degrees, Stephen Curry pocketed 8 successful 3-pointers to surpass Sabrina, winning 29-26.

The point chase brings great excitement to both pitchers and fans. The drama was heightened in the final shots, where Curry had no room for error.

“Perfect,” Stephen Curry said about his competition with Sabrina Ionescu.

“For both Sabrina and I, we put on a great show for the fans even though we were only on the field for a short amount of time.

Two of the top shooters in basketball went head to head, everything was great. This will be an experience that I will personally remember forever in my career.”

For Sabrina Ionescu, this was the WNBA superstar’s personal dream performance. She eliminated the gender gap when she accepted to shoot from the NBA’s 3-point line, competing during the off-season but still putting Stephen Curry under pressure.

This is one of those rare occasions where people pay not so much attention to the result, but instead to the inspiration it brought to NBA basketball, WNBA and so many fans.

“The first time we did this well, it seems like we set the bar a bit high,” Stephen Curry said about the competition with Sabrina.

“Hopefully this is the first time and will not be the last time we experience this feeling,” added Sabrina Ionescu.