Sabrina Ionescu (R) of the USA shoots during the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Quarter Final match between USA and Serbia at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, 29 September 2022. EPA-EFE/JAMES GOURLEY AUSTRALIA 

NEW YORK, United States - Golden State sharpshooter Stephen Curry, the NBA's all-time 3-point leader, and Women's NBA one-season 3-point record holder Sabrina Ionescu will meet in a showdown on NBA All-Star Weekend.

The league announced on Tuesday that Curry, a four-time NBA champion and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, would face Ionescu, a New York Liberty guard known for her deadly accuracy from beyond the arc.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry reacts after shooting a three point basket against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter of the NBA game at Chase Center in San Francisco, California, USA, March 28, 2023. John G. Mabanglo, EPA-EFE.

The 3-point challenge will be contested on February 17 during the annual skills competitions held on the eve of the NBA All-Star Game at Indianapolis.

Curry will shoot from the NBA 3-point line with NBA basketballs while Ionescu, who set a one-season record of 128 3-points last season, will shoot from the WNBA 3-point line with WNBA basketballs.

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Ionescu challenged Curry to a 3-point shootout after getting 37 of a possible 40 points in the final round of the WNBA 3-Point Contest at last year's WNBA All-Star Game.

Curry raised the challenge issue last Thursday and Ionescu accepted in a social media post.

Two-time NBA 3-Point Contest winner Curry has made an NBA-record 3,577 3-pointers in regular-season games.

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