"Caitlin Clark has told the NBA she is disinclined to participate in an All-Star Game 3-point contest next month that could include Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Sabrina Ionescu,

The NBA announced the participants for their annual Rising Stars Challenge, which consists of young players making a mark across the NBA. All participants are either rookies, sophomores, or in the NBA G-League. And for the second year in a row, a Maverick is in the Challenge.

Last year, in front of their hometown fans, the Indiana Pacers won the Skills Challenge. A trio of Tyrese Haliburton, Bennedict Mathurin, and Myles Turner beat the first-overall picks (Paolo Banchero, VIctor Wembanyama, Anthony Edwards ), and a case of young All-Stars ( Trae Young, Scottie Barnes, Tyrese Maxey).

JD Davison has had an impressive season up in Maine with the G League, which is getting rewarded as part of the NBA's Rising Stars event.

Sources tell SBJ's Tom Friend that WNBA star Caitlin Clark has told the NBA she is disinclined to participate in an All-Star Game three-point contest next month that could include Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Sabrina Ionescu.

Caitlin Clark has told the NBA that she isn’t interested in participating in the three-point contest during All-Star Weekend in February, according to Tom Friend of Sports Business Journal. Clark said she was “disinclined” to participate in the event,

Unlike Sabrina Ionescu, Caitlin Clark is less enthused about the idea of participating in a 3-point contest during NBA All-Star weekend.

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During last year's NBA All-Star Weekend, Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu squared off in an epic 3-point shootout. It was so thrilling that fans made it clear they'd like to see Caitlin Clark compete in the 2025 contest.