It completed a New York sweep of the night with Liberty teammate Natasha Cloud winning the skills competition. Sabrina Ionescu put on another shooting clinic to win the 3-point contest for the second time at All-Star weekend on Friday night. The Liberty’s star guard, who also won the title in 2023 with a record performance, had a strong final round, scoring 30 points to beat defending champion Allisha Gray.
“It’s fun, I was so excited for her, we were talking about it before we even came out here,” Ionescu said. “About being able to participate in it together and cheer each other on.”
Result
Clark hyped up the crowd from the sideline before Hull’s turn. Lexie Hull who was a fill-in for Indiana teammate Caitlin Clark, who injured her right groin on Tuesday night, scored 20 points to finish fourth.
Player and Team Performance
Quigley is the only other player to win the contest more than once, doing it four times. After beating Wheeler, Cloud hugged Ionescu. She then picked up her girlfriend and Liberty teammate Isabelle Harrison and gave her a hug and kiss.
Ionescu’s effort was less than her record-breaking mark of 37 two years ago when she made 25 of 27 shots — the most ever in either the WNBA or NBA. The total of 30 matched the second-highest in the event, matching Allie Quigley’s mark. Plum, from the Los Angeles Sparks, was looking to become the first player in WNBA history to win an All-Star MVP (2022), skills challenge (2023) and 3-point contest.
“I called Steph and showed off the trophy,” Ionescu said. Harrison had told Cloud that she needed to win so they could put a down payment on a house. “You’re gonna get that house,” Cloud said after winning. Ionescu said that she was going to give half of her money to Citron, a promise she made to the rookie before the contest.
