NBA Sportscaster Kenny Smith is under fire for supposed sexism for comments he delivered during Saturday’s 3-point shooting contest between NBA star Steph Curry and the WNBA’s Sabrina Ionescu.
The contest ended in a close final, with Curry making 29 shots to Ionescu’s 26, Fox News reported.
Ionescu celebrated the event.
“This was so authentic for the both of us to be able to be here, finally not in a closed gym, shooting in front of everyone watching and understanding what it means for ourselves but also the bigger picture,” she said after the game. “This is where I wanted to be… It’s changed the landscape of how people view what we’re doing.”
But Smith suggested that Ionescu should have shot from the WNBA’s line, not the same line that Curry used. If she had, Smith insisted, she would have won.
“She should have shot it from the women’s line,”…
