Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu headline WNBA All-Star 3-point contest
The Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark and the New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu highlight the field for the 3-point contest that will take place Friday on the opening day of WNBA All-Star weekend.
The All-Star festivities are taking place in Clark's home arena at Indianapolis. There also will be a skills challenge on Friday, with the WNBA All-Star Game set for Saturday.
Clark and Ionescu will be joined in the 3-point competition by Sonia Citron of the Washington Mystics, Kelsey Plum of the Los Angeles Sparks and Allisha Gray of the Atlanta Dream, who is the defending champion. Gray also won last year's skills competition.
In addition to Gray, this year's skills competition will include the Seattle Storm's Skylar Diggins and Erica Wheeler, the Minnesota Lynx' Courtney Williams and the Liberty's Natasha Cloud.
Clark did not participate in the WNBA's 3-point shooting contest last season and declined an invitation to participate in the NBA's All-Star weekend in February.
Clark is shooting just 28.9 percent from 3-point range this season with her long-range prowess hampered by a pair of leg injuries. Gray leads the WNBA among qualified shooters at 38.9 percent from distance, while Plum is seventh at 35.0 percent and Ionescu is eighth at 30.9 percent.
Over four seasons at Iowa, Clark shot 37.7 percent from 3-point range, while setting the Division I scoring record at 3,951 points. She was seventh-best in the WNBA last season at 34.4 percent and led the league with 122 made 3-pointers. —Field Level Media/Reuters
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Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu headline WNBA All-Star 3-point contest
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) grabs a rebound in the first quarter against the Las Vegas Aces at Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA on July 8, 2025. Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images via Reuters The Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark and the New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu highlight the field for the 3-point contest that will take place Friday on the opening day of WNBA All-Star weekend. The All-Star festivities are taking place in Clark's home arena at Indianapolis. There also will be a skills challenge on Friday, with the WNBA All-Star Game set for Saturday. Clark and Ionescu will be joined in the 3-point competition by Sonia Citron of the Washington Mystics, Kelsey Plum of the Los Angeles Sparks and Allisha Gray of the Atlanta Dream, who is the defending champion. Gray also won last year's skills competition. In addition to Gray, this year's skills competition will include the Seattle Storm's Skylar Diggins and Erica Wheeler, the Minnesota Lynx' Courtney Williams and the Liberty's Natasha Cloud. Clark did not participate in the WNBA's 3-point shooting contest last season and declined an invitation to participate in the NBA's All-Star weekend in February. Clark is shooting just 28.9 percent from 3-point range this season with her long-range prowess hampered by a pair of leg injuries. Gray leads the WNBA among qualified shooters at 38.9 percent from distance, while Plum is seventh at 35.0 percent and Ionescu is eighth at 30.9 percent. Over four seasons at Iowa, Clark shot 37.7 percent from 3-point range, while setting the Division I scoring record at 3,951 points. She was seventh-best in the WNBA last season at 34.4 percent and led the league with 122 made 3-pointers. —Field Level Media/Reuters
