The National Basketball Association canceled the Steph Curry male-female three-point shooting contest after Caitlin Clark declined to participate.
Caitlin has no equal in the WNBA – so the NBA canceled the male-female three-point contest after she said no.
Last year, Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors and New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu participated in the first-ever male-female 3-point shootout. But the NBA announced Thursday that they will not have a rematch at the All-Star game in San Francisco this weekend.
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 https://t.co/yJwVY4h97f
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) February 13, 2025
“We weren’t able to land on a plan we thought would raise the bar off of last year’s special moment,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said. “We all agreed not to proceed and will instead keep the focus on All-Star Sunday’s new format.”
The NBA reached out to Caitlin to see if she would participate. However, she issued a statement through her agency saying she “wants her first 3-point contest to be at WNBA All-Star in Indianapolis this summer.”
The No. 1 draft pick by the Indiana Fever quickly made her mark in the WNBA in 2024. She became the first rookie in league history to score a triple-double. She also led all rookies in scoring and assists.
Caitlin was named the WNBA Rookie of the Year. Her fans believe the MVP trophy was stolen from her by A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces.
