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Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu won’t compete in 3-point contest in WNBA stunner
By Andrew Battifarano,
5 hours ago
This year’s WNBA 3-point contest will have two notable exceptions.
Indiana Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark and Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, who won last year’s trey competition, won’t be among those in this year’s contest, the league announced Wednesday night.
The Liberty’s Jonquel Jones, however, will be playing in the event along with Sophie Cunningham (Phoenix Mercury), Allisha Gray (Atlanta Dream), Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury), Marina Mabrey (Connecticut Sun) and Erica Wheeler (Indiana Fever).
Caitlin Clark won’t be in this year’s WNBA 3-point contest. AP
Clark, who will play for Team WNBA against Team USA on July 20, ranks 37th in the league in 3-point percentage (32.7).
It’s already been an impressive year for Clark, who now holds the Fever’s single-season franchise record with 213 assists while also becoming the fastest player ever to record 400 points and 200 assists in the same season, accomplishing the feat in a mere 26 games.
Ionsecu, second in the league with 74 3-pointers this year, scored a professional — NBA or WNBA — record with 37 points in the final round of last year’s 3-point competition in Las Vegas.
Jones, the Liberty representative in the contest, has nailed 39.6 percent of her shots from deep this season.
She previously was the runner-up in the 2021 3-point shooting contest.
The 3-point contest and skills challenge will take place on July 19, while the All-Star Game will take place the following day at at Footprint Center in Phoenix.
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