Jonquel Jones isn't afraid of teammate Sabrina Ionescu.
The New York Liberty beat the Cameron Brink-less Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday, 93-80. Sabrina Ionescu scored a season-high 31 points and had her best shooting performance of the season, making 6-of-11 three-point attempts. Teammate Jonquel Jones chipped in with 22 points, the second highest total of the game and hit 2-of-5 three's of her own. After the game a reporter asked if Jones might consider challenging Ionescu in the 3-Point Contest during All-Star weekend.
As the reporter pointed out, Jones is shooting 44% from three this season, which is actually about 10 percentage points higher than Ionescu this year. The big caveat is that Ionescu is the defending champion in the event. In fact, she put on a performance so impressive in last year's contest they invited her to
Anyone confident enough to step on the court for this contest with Ionescu probably deserves a shot, but Jones certainly has the resume to earn the opportunity. She has a higher career three-point percentage than Ionescu by 0.4%, even if Ionescu takes 4.1 more attempts per game. So good luck to Jones or anyone else who does get an invite.Stephen Douglas is a Senior Writer on the Breaking & Trending News Team at Sports Illustrated.
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