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.
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Wings guard Paige Bueckers, Mystics guard Sonia Citron react to arriving in Indianapolis for first career WNBA All-Star Game nod
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.
The past few seasons, it was players like Shakira Austin and Aaliyah Edwards who were helping the Mystics elevate as a franchise. The trend has continued this season as rookies Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron have both been leading factors in Washington’s success.
For her first WNBA All-Star Weekend, Mystics' Rookie Sonia Citron rocked a custom All-Star colorway of the unreleased Nike Ja 3.
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.
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