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"We're a small piece of changing the narrative": Sabrina Ionescu discusses impact 3-point contest in All-Star with Stephen Curry
NBAWednesday, 14 February 2024 at 10:00
New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu believes that people
like her are a small part of changing the narrative about women’s participation
in basketball.
The 26-year-old is part of the Women's National Basketball
Association (WNBA) where she has been a star performer this season.
Ionescu was recently involved in a conversation with the Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry
where she stated how is a small part of the changing narrative about women’s participation
in basketball and how she is improving her skills when it comes to
three-pointers.
"There's going to be a young kid who hasn't maybe
watched many WNBA games but is going to watch this, and they're going to have
that dream of one day maybe shooting against their idol," said Ionescu.
"We're a small piece of changing the narrative. This
isn't really scripted. This isn't something we're doing to try to check
something off the box. We're really excited for the opportunity. It's really
organic.
"Personally, I shoot from that range to begin with. I
practice from that range in wanting to just be a better shooter, a better
basketball player and get better as a whole. It was a no-brainer from when it
was first presented that I wanted to shoot from the NBA line. And continue to
just prove that we're capable, and we're willing. Very thankful that I was
given that opportunity, and I'm gonna capitalize on it."
Curry also talked about how the competition has been improving
in the women’s basketball and that the fan base is likely to grow as well.
"You look for opportunities to just raise the bar on
what it means to be a basketball fan," he said. "It's an authentic
competition between two great shooters who've had success in the 3-point
contest. However it plays out, this is what sports is about: competing.
"The attention and just the level of play growing [is]
every single year [in the WNBA.] Then you cap that off with the fun and
entertainment aspect of what happened at All-Star Weekend and what Sabrina was
able to do. With NBA All-Star weekend we can keep that narrative going.
It's uncharted territory, and I think we're both honoured and privileged to be
the first to do it."
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