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Stephen Curry vs. Sabrina Ionescu All-Star three-point shootout rematch called off
There will be no Stephen Curry-Sabrina Ionescu rematch after all. Curry and Ionescu starred on All-Star Saturday night in Indianapolis last year with a first-of-its-kind, 3-point shootout between them, narrowly won by Curry. But the two will not run it back during this weekend’s festivities in San Francisco, league sources told The Athletic. In a statement, NBA spokesman Mike Bass said, “We weren’t able to land on a plan we thought would raise the bar off of last year’s special moment. We all agreed not to proceed and will instead keep the focus on All-Star Sunday’s new format.”
Source: New York Times
Source: New York Times
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Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
NBA-WNBA shootout with Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu is off. NBA’s Mike Bass: “We weren’t able to land on a plan we thought would raise the bar off of last year’s special moment. We all agreed not to proceed and will instead keep the focus on All-Star Sunday’s new format.” – 11:17 AM
NBA-WNBA shootout with Stephen Curry and Sabrina Ionescu is off. NBA’s Mike Bass: “We weren’t able to land on a plan we thought would raise the bar off of last year’s special moment. We all agreed not to proceed and will instead keep the focus on All-Star Sunday’s new format.” – 11:17 AM
Joe Vardon @joevardon
Reporting w/ @anthonyVslater: The Curry-Ionescu rematch of last year’s 3-point thriller at All-Star weekend is off, barring any last-ditch tries by the league after a week of negotiations fell thru @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/61298… – 10:48 AM
Reporting w/ @anthonyVslater: The Curry-Ionescu rematch of last year’s 3-point thriller at All-Star weekend is off, barring any last-ditch tries by the league after a week of negotiations fell thru @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/61298… – 10:48 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steve Kerr said he doesn’t know if Steph Curry (37 minutes) and the other veterans will go in Houston tomorrow night: “That’s what makes this loss more frustrating. We’re gonna get into Houston at 3 o’clock because the NBA in its infinite wisdom makes us play an 8:45 game.” pic.x.com/QMSpwKTtaB – 12:33 AM
Steve Kerr said he doesn’t know if Steph Curry (37 minutes) and the other veterans will go in Houston tomorrow night: “That’s what makes this loss more frustrating. We’re gonna get into Houston at 3 o’clock because the NBA in its infinite wisdom makes us play an 8:45 game.” pic.x.com/QMSpwKTtaB – 12:33 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors lose to the depleted Mavericks in Dallas. Shooters were too cold (Curry/Buddy 5-of-19 on 3s) and too many first half missed layups. They still haven’t won three in a row since mid-November. This one could burn them in the standings. Record back to 27-27. – 12:14 AM
Warriors lose to the depleted Mavericks in Dallas. Shooters were too cold (Curry/Buddy 5-of-19 on 3s) and too many first half missed layups. They still haven’t won three in a row since mid-November. This one could burn them in the standings. Record back to 27-27. – 12:14 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
That was Steph Curry’s first fourth quarter missed free throw of the season. Had been 40-of-40 prior. – 12:07 AM
That was Steph Curry’s first fourth quarter missed free throw of the season. Had been 40-of-40 prior. – 12:07 AM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Christie, Prosper, Irving, Edwards and Thompson in the Mavericks’ starting lineup.
Hield, Butler, Post, Green and Curry for the Warriors. – 9:25 PM
Christie, Prosper, Irving, Edwards and Thompson in the Mavericks’ starting lineup.
Hield, Butler, Post, Green and Curry for the Warriors. – 9:25 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors starting big vs undersized Mavericks
Steph Curry
Buddy Hield
Jimmy Butler
Draymond Green
Quinten Post – 9:03 PM
Warriors starting big vs undersized Mavericks
Steph Curry
Buddy Hield
Jimmy Butler
Draymond Green
Quinten Post – 9:03 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Been a few games of it now, but still odd to see Steph Curry and Klay Thompson warm up at the same time as opponents pic.x.com/iBmWFJyIET – 8:47 PM
Been a few games of it now, but still odd to see Steph Curry and Klay Thompson warm up at the same time as opponents pic.x.com/iBmWFJyIET – 8:47 PM
NBA on ESPN @ESPNNBA
“He’s fit into and understands his Golden State identity. … It’s like opposites attract.” 🤝🏽
@chiney breaks down how Jimmy Butler has adjusted to joining Steph Curry as the new Warriors duo pic.x.com/w1DL3the64 – 7:39 PM
“He’s fit into and understands his Golden State identity. … It’s like opposites attract.” 🤝🏽
@chiney breaks down how Jimmy Butler has adjusted to joining Steph Curry as the new Warriors duo pic.x.com/w1DL3the64 – 7:39 PM
Jorge Sierra @hoopshype
Rudy Gobert is now Top 50 in rebounds in NBA history after passing AC Green in the all-time list.
Also: Stephen Curry moves ahead of Norm Nixon in assists for No. 33 and Jimmy Butler passes former teammate Kevin Love in scoring for No. 147. – 5:15 AM
Rudy Gobert is now Top 50 in rebounds in NBA history after passing AC Green in the all-time list.
Also: Stephen Curry moves ahead of Norm Nixon in assists for No. 33 and Jimmy Butler passes former teammate Kevin Love in scoring for No. 147. – 5:15 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steph Curry on Jimmy Butler’s impact on him: “Every possession doesn’t feel as hard.” pic.x.com/neo7Rcqr2n – 12:40 AM
Steph Curry on Jimmy Butler’s impact on him: “Every possession doesn’t feel as hard.” pic.x.com/neo7Rcqr2n – 12:40 AM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
That’s a 2-0 start to the Jimmy Butler era for the Warriors. Win in Milwaukee. Steph Curry scores 38 in 34 mins. Butler: 15 more free throws, six assists and four of team’s 16 steals. Quinten Post four 3s off the bench. Road trip ends in Dallas, Houston. – 10:36 PM
That’s a 2-0 start to the Jimmy Butler era for the Warriors. Win in Milwaukee. Steph Curry scores 38 in 34 mins. Butler: 15 more free throws, six assists and four of team’s 16 steals. Quinten Post four 3s off the bench. Road trip ends in Dallas, Houston. – 10:36 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Warriors moving to a small-ball starting lineup at Bucks tonight
Steph Curry
Buddy Hield
Jimmy Butler
Moses Moody
Draymond Green – 7:32 PM
Warriors moving to a small-ball starting lineup at Bucks tonight
Steph Curry
Buddy Hield
Jimmy Butler
Moses Moody
Draymond Green – 7:32 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler running through some pick-and-roll strategy with Steph as the screener after shootaround in Milwaukee pic.x.com/C4CBy7o2Pp – 1:20 PM
Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler running through some pick-and-roll strategy with Steph as the screener after shootaround in Milwaukee pic.x.com/C4CBy7o2Pp – 1:20 PM
Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater
Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler running through some pick-and-roll strategy with Butler as the screener after shootaround in Milwaukee pic.x.com/BKny4fyBmG – 12:36 PM
Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler running through some pick-and-roll strategy with Butler as the screener after shootaround in Milwaukee pic.x.com/BKny4fyBmG – 12:36 PM
More on this storyline
NBA officials attempted to resurrect the Curry-Ionescu competition in some form as late as Wednesday, multiple league sources said, but couldn’t convince both parties to sign on for a rematch. There was even talk of pushing the competition to Sunday during a break in the reformatted All-Star Game, but that didn’t pick up steam. -via New York Times / February 13, 2025
League sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations said Curry and Ionescu were not interested in a rematch. They wanted to expand the competition to include WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark, and potentially Curry’s former teammate Klay Thompson. But when Clark, through a statement issued by her sports agency in January, declined to participate, saying she “wants her first 3-point contest to be at WNBA All-Star in Indianapolis this summer,” it all but doomed the men-against-women shooting contest. -via New York Times / February 13, 2025
Draymond Green: ‘Steph just looked more free but I’m going tell you, he looked like he got belief, that’s all it is. He said to me in Utah after the trade, he looked at me and he said ‘man, it’s crazy because it just dawned on me that like this is it, this is the last ride’. I said yeah, let’s do it!’ -via YouTube / February 12, 2025
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