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However, Ionescu used a smaller WNBA regulation ball to set the record. Ionescu also competed with Curry in a head-to-head shootout at the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, with both players shooting from the NBA 3-point line but using WNBA and NBA balls, respectively. [16] Three Point Contest champions by franchise
The WNBA put in three new rules for the 2022 All-Star Game and brought them back for the 2023 All-Star Game: [15] 4-Point Shot. Four circles – two at each end of the court – were placed above the current three-point line; 20-Second Shot Clock; Automatic Points for Free-Throw Attempts: “No Free-Throws”
The Three-Point Contest [1] is a National Basketball Association (NBA) contest held on the Saturday before the annual All-Star Game as part of All-Star weekend. The 2019 iteration of the contest involved ten participants. From its introduction in 1986 to 2018, eight participants were selected to participate in each season's shootout.
Curry has won the NBA's 3-point contest twice, in 2015 and 2021, while Ionescu set a record with 37 points in the final of her win in the WNBA event last year. The rules of the contest remain ...
The idea for the contest came about last summer, shortly after Ionescu broke Curry’s record for points in a three-point competition, lighting up WNBA All-Star Weekend with 37 out of 40 possible ...
The 3-point contest and Skills challenge will take place on July 14 at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas starting at 4 p.m. ET. The All-Star game is scheduled for July 15.
The Three-Point Contest is presented by Starry, while the WNBA Skills Challenge is presented by Kia. On July 18, 2024, Nneka Ogwumike, the current president of Women's National Basketball Players Association, announced that Aflac would be giving both winners of the 2024 skills challenge and three-point contest a $55,000 bonus. [9]
Allisha Gray #15 of the Atlanta Dream celebrates with the trophy after winning the Starry 3-Point Contest ahead of the 2024 WNBA All-Star Game at Footprint Center on July 19, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona.