Klay Thompson Open to NBA-Three-Point Competition with Curry, Clark, Ionescu

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Last season, NBA set an exciting VRI on three-point competition, part of the league’s all-star weekend since 1986 when it decided to add an Intersport One-to-On-Showdown between the Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry and New York Liberty Star Sabrina Ionescu.

The competition won by Curry won the stamp of approval from the majority of basketball fans. And it seems that the league has even bigger plans for the competition, as there have been rumbling that Curry’s former teammate Klay Thompson as well as Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark could participate in the crisis.

Thompson, after Dallas Mavericks’ 130-108 victory over Washington Wizards Monday, was asked to potentially be part of such a competition and veteran sharp shooter was open to the opportunity.

“It would be fun,” Thompson said, via Mavericks, writer Landon Thomas beat. “I don’t know the details, but if the opportunity gives itself, it would be cool to be a part of.”

NBA has reportedly recruited Curry, Clark, Ionescu and Thompson to participate in a competition similar to Steph vs. The Sabrina event from last year’s All-Star Weekend, according to a November report from ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania.

On its side, Ionescu, during a 9th November -performance on the Big Ten -Network Big ten tailgate Prior to an Oregon vs. Maryland football match made it clear that, if she got a choice, she would have Clark as a teammate if the NBA adopted a 2 V 2-three-point competition.

“I mean, if I had to choose, I would take Caitlin Clark on my team,” she said.

NBA is planning in an attempt to drum interest in the Sunday slate of All-Star Weekend, reportedly moving Steph vs. The Sabrina competition from Saturday to Sunday, between matches in the league’s new all-star game format it also plans plans. to reveal this year, according to Empty friend of Sports Business Journal.

Curry, a 10-time all-star, is NBA’s leading leader in three-pointers. Thompson, his former Warriors teammate, ranks fifth on this list and has made 41.1 percent of his career attempts over the arch. Meanwhile, Ionescu, which has beaten a sturdy 2.7 triple per day. Battle in his career, and Clark, who led Wnba in three-pointers made in his rookie season, two of the deadliest shooting games in women’s pro basketball.

Putting them all on the field would be must-see TV.