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The lineup for this year\u2019s WNBA<\/a> All-Star 3-point contest has been a talking point in the sports world since it was announced. New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu was among the most notable players absent from the annual competition.<\/p>\n

Ionescu addressed the speculation ahead of Wednesday\u2019s Liberty-Sky matchup,<\/span> pushing back against reports that she chose not to participate in this weekend\u2019s WNBA 3-point contest in Chicago. “I can’t decline an offer I never got officially invited to. So was pretty surprised to see that. Never got invited,” the defending 3-point contest champion told reporters during her pregame media availability.<\/p>\n

Caitlin Clark<\/a> and Kayla McBride were also among the high-profile stars who reportedly declined invitations to the competition.<\/p>\n

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“Whether it’s against Steph Curry or in the W, I always go out and try and beat my record, every single time I’ve gone out.” Ionescu has won the 3-point contest twice, highlighted by her record-setting 37-point performance in 2023.<\/p>\n

“I just kind of wanted to set the record straight,” she continued. “Like that was just false, but I’m really excited for the participants in it, and obviously there’s going to be a new winner, so I’m excited to see who wins.”<\/p>\n

Ionescu later referenced her previous 3-point showdown<\/a> with Stephen Curry when asked a follow-up about the issue, “Maybe I’ll do it with Steph again at NBA All-Star and get a really nice official invite.”<\/p>\n

The confirmed list of 3-point contest participants includes: Dallas’ Azzi Fudd<\/a>, Atlanta’s Rhyne Howard, Golden State’s Janelle Sala\u00fcn, Portland’s Bridget Carleton, Toronto’s Marina Mabrey and Seattle’s Natisha Hiedeman. Howard and Mabrey are the only players in that group with prior 3-point contest experience at All-Star weekend.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Ionescu refuted a report that she had opted out of this year\u2019s festivities, commenting “lies” under a since-deleted Bleacher Report Instagram post. McBride also weighed in via social media, saying her agent had texted her about the event in the 48 hours before her Instagram Story post, but that no formal invitation ever came.<\/p>\n

“Posting things like I’m afraid of shooting smoke is weird and if you didn’t hear it from me prob shouldn’t believe it,” McBride wrote.<\/a> “We should focus on the great shooters in it already!!! Because there’s some killas in there.”<\/p>\n

Despite dealing with an ankle injury early this season, Ionescu entered Wednesday night\u2019s game averaging 13.8 points per game over 14 appearances.<\/p>\n

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