The unprecedented event, the WNBA facing off against the NBA lies only hours away. Stephen Curry, the greatest three-point marksman in the history of the NBA will take on Sabrina Ionescu, his apprentice. The showdown has resulted in a lot of talk around gender equality in basketball, considering Ionescu will be shooting from the same range as Curry.

During his All-Star game press conference, Kevin Durant, after debating his pick for a while finally gave his final verdict. However, he did acknowledge how the contest celebrates two worlds coming together,

Kevin Durant sees Stephen Curry vs Ionescu as a gender-equating contest

Dyrant shared the court with Stephen Curry for three seasons. he is aware of his unparalleled shooting prowess, something no NBA player has been able even to come close to. However, when Ionescu broke his three-point contest record, the conversations sparked. If there was a shootout who would win?

After a series of humourous conversations and callouts, the NBA finally arranged the unforeseen event. Stephen Curry will face off against the New York Liberty’s star in a shooting war. Kevin Durant, a former teammate to the Chef has been unsettled when picking a victor. At first, he sided with Curry, Soon, he changed his answer to Ionescu and then back to Curry.

Finally, when in front of the media, the Pheonix Suns forward gave his final verdict. However, he did acknowledge the significance the contest will hold in bridging gender inequalities in basketball.

“My final answer today is I will go with Steph. I just think the fact that you got the men’s and women’s game coming together to just help celebrate the game of basketball, it’s always good. Sabrina is such a great ambassador for the women’s game,” said KD. “When we get them both on the floor together to shoot some basketballs man it’s always going to be fun. Looking forward to it. It’s a new event we have. Hopefully, we can do more stuff like this with the WNBA as well on All-Star weekend. So they surely going to put a show on,”. 

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