Libertys Sabrina Ionescu bashes lies about WNBA 3-point invite

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....