Stephen Curry edged past WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu 29-26 in the first him-vs.-her shootout at the NBA's All-Star Weekend.
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Baby girl came close! From the NBA regulation 3 point line.
With the NBA regulation ball. Say what you want but you can't say she can't shoot.
Nice shooting, by why not a truly equal playing field?
The NBA 3-point line is 23 feet, 9 inches from the basket. The WNBA stripe is 22 feet, 1.75 inches away. Ionescu said she chose to compete from the farther distance "to just continue to push boundaries and equal the playing field." Ionescu used the slightly smaller WNBA ball instead of the NBA one Curry used.
In championing equity over equality you’re acknowledging a biological advantage. That in turn would argue a man playing in the WNBA would have a biological advantage over women. Extending the logic…a man competing against women in a sport with similar factors at play (size, strength, endurance, etc) has a biological advantage.
Clearly Zeb is arguing that men should not compete in women’s sports.