Sabrina Ionescu is taking issue with the idea that she declined to participate in the 3-point contest at WNBA All-Star weekend.
“Lies,” the Liberty star commented on a since-deleted Instagram post from the B/R W Sports account that showed Ionescu, Caitlin Clark and Kayla McBride along with a headline of “Declined to participate.”
Ionescu is the all-time record holder for the highest score in the contest, which she set in 2023 with a breathtaking display of 37 points of a possible 40. She won the contest again last year.
Ionescu was not named to the 2026 All-Star game — ending a streak of four consecutive berths — after missing 12 games in the first half. She is averaging 13.8 points per game, her lowest figure since 2021.
The not-so-star-studded lineup for Friday night’s 3-point contest in Chicago features Wings rookie Azzi Fudd alongside the Tempo’s Marina Mabrey, Dream’s Rhyne Howard, Fire’s Bridget Carleton, Storm’s Natisha Hiedeman and Valkyries’ Janelle Salaün.
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