With Caitlin Clark out, Sabrina Ionescu wins WNBA 3-point contest
In Caitlin Clark's absence from the WNBA All-Star championship Sabrina Ionescu won the -point contest on Friday night Ionescu won the event for the second time in her career The Liberty s star guard who also won the title in with a record performance had a strong final round scoring 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 mentioned About being able to participate in it together and cheer each other on CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMIonescu s effort was less than her record-breaking mark of two years ago when she made of shots the largest part ever in either the WNBA or NBA The total of matched the second-highest in the event matching Allie Quigley s mark Quigley is the only other player to win the contest more than once doing it four times Ionescu didn t participate in last year s WNBA All-Star -point contest as she was focused on getting ready for the Olympics But she was in Indianapolis for the NBA one competing against Steph Curry in a special shootout She fell just short then but wouldn t lose again in Indianapolis CAITLIN CLARK REQUIREMENTS TO BE HELD BACK IN HEATED CONFRONTATION WITH WNBA REF I called Steph and proved off the trophy Ionescu reported Indiana Fever star Lexie Hull who was a fill-in for Indiana teammate Caitlin Clark who injured her right groin on Tuesday night scored points to finish fourth Clark hyped up the crowd from the sideline before Hull s turn Meanwhile Ionescu's Liberty teammate Natasha Cloud won the skills competition Cloud had the fastest time in the first round of the obstacle program that combines passing dribbling and shooting She needed to beat Seattle s Erica Wheeler s mark of seconds in the finals Cloud won despite missing all three of her shots from the corner over the windmill defender She was able to get through the obstacle module in seconds faster than Wheeler Cloud received from Aflac as part of a partnership with the WNBAPA She also receives from the league for the mastery which was part of the collective bargaining agreement Ionescu earned for her win from Aflac plus the from the league This was Cloud s first All-Star weekend appearance in her -year career She had never been invited to compete in the skills contest or play in the All-Star Championship The Associated Press contributed to this overview Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
