Curry hints at 3-point battle vs. Ionescu on All-Star Weekend

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was not named an All-Star Game starter Thursday, but hinted he plans to host at least one event in Indianapolis during All-Star Weekend.

Curry was put on a microphone for Golden State's game Thursday night against the Sacramento Kings and had a discussion with Warriors teammate Brandin Podziemski about Sabrina Ionescu, who scored 37 points in the 3-point contest. the WNBA last summer. That surpassed Curry's NBA game-best 31 3-pointers.

“I think I need to challenge her,” Curry said.

Ionescu, the New York Liberty star, responded on social media: “Let's go!! See you on the 3-point line.”

Let's go!! See you soon at the 3 pts line👀 @StephenCurry30 https://t.co/ES0JlEDJW3

-Sabrina Ionescu (@sabrina_i20) January 26, 2024

Ionescu posed for a photo mimicking Curry's famous pose in bright light as she held her trophy at the WNBA All-Star event and challenged him to a “shootout.”

Curry will likely be named an All-Star reserve when that group is announced next week. He competed with Luka Doncic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for the two starting goalie jobs in the Western Conference. Doncic and Gilgeous-Alexander finished first and second in media and player votes, respectively, to edge him out.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.