New York Liberty's Sabrina Ionescu, left, jokes with Los Angeles Sparks's Kelsey Plum during the skills challenge at the WNBA All-Star basketball weekend, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Ionescu wins 3-point contest, Cloud claims skills competition in New York Liberty sweep

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu won the 3-point contest and her New York Liberty teammate Natasha Cloud was the skills champion at All-Star Friday night.

Ionescu, who won the title in 2023 with a record performance, had a strong final round, scoring 30 points. It was less than her record-breaking effort of 37 two years ago when she made 25 of 27 shots — the most ever in either the WNBA or NBA.

Atlanta’s Allisha Gray, who made her own history last year by winning the 3-point shootout and skills competition, fell short in both this time. She had 22 points in the 3-point contest.

Los Angeles Sparks’s Kelsey Plum, from left, Washington Mystics’ Sonia Citron, Indiana Fever’s Lexi Hull, New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu and Atlanta Dream’s Allisha Gray are introduced before the 3-point contest at the WNBA All-Star basketball weekend, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
New York Liberty’s Natasha Cloud shoots during the skills challenge at the WNBA All-Star basketball weekend, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
New York Liberty’s Natasha Cloud holds the trophy after winning the skills challenge at the WNBA All-Star basketball weekend, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
New York Liberty’s Natasha Cloud shoots during the skills challenge at the WNBA All-Star basketball weekend, Friday, July 18, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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