Fans Were Not Happy With Kenny Smith’s Comments Saturday

GLENDALE, AZ - APRIL 03: TV personality Kenny Smith looks on before the game between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the 2017 NCAA Men's Final Four National Championship game at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona.
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The NBA had a very good initiative to bring back some joy and excitement to the All-Star Weekend.

WNBA superstar Sabrina Ionescu, the best female shooter in the pros, agreed to match up with Stephen Curry.

She was originally meant to shoot from the WNBA’s three-point line, which is a little closer to the rim, but she stated she wanted to shoot from NBA range.

So, the only difference between her and Curry was that she was going to shoot with WNBA basketballs instead of NBA basketballs, and she seemed to be at a bit of a disadvantage because of the range.

Notably, that wasn’t a factor at all, as she scored a whopping 26 points, losing to Curry by just three.

That led Kenny Smith to state that she should’ve shot from the WNBA’s three-point line instead, to which Reggie Miller replied that he shouldn’t try to put boundaries on women like that and that no women should be okay with that (via Gifdsports).

Smith’s comments rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, and the fans took to Twitter to call him out.

Ionescu did well from the longer range by scoring 26 points, so it’s not like she couldn’t knock down shots.

She just happened to come across the greatest shooter of all time, and even he had a tough time beating her.

Hopefully, this will become an annual event, and women hoopers will get the recognition they deserve.

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