Sabrina Ionescu wins WNBA 3-point contest
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The three All-Star rookies, Paige Bueckers, Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen all stood last weekend in Indianapolis.
Sabrina Ionescu, Paige Bueckers and other WNBA players poked fun at Washington Mystics rookie Sonia Citron. The first-year player participated in her first-ever All-Star Game over the weekend.
Year: 2011 Players: Courtney Vandersloot, Maya Moore, Liz Cambage, Danielle Adams
As teams return from the All-Star break, let’s take a look at which acquisitions have met or exceeded expectations and which have missed the mark.
WNBA campaign is midway through, and a range of players have already done enough to stake their claim on the big prizes.
Sonia Citron will get a generous gesture from a league vet after the 3-point contest, Kiki Iriafen learned an early lessons after a play involving Sophie Cunningham, and Paige Bueckers looked back on her career.
But what really won over fans, and Lobo, was what Ionescu did after the contest. True to a promise she made while sitting on the bench, Ionescu pledged to give half her prize money to rookie Sonia Citron, 21, who bravely competed in the contest as the youngest participant.
Wings guard Paige Bueckers, Mystics guard Sonia Citron react to arriving in Indianapolis for first career WNBA All-Star Game nod