Atlanta Hawks’ Trae Younger playfully teased a future All-Star three-point problem in opposition to Iowa standout Caitlin Clark on Thursday.
In an interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks, Younger stated he was all in on a possible long-range capturing matchup in opposition to the Hawkeyes senior guard.
“In fact. In fact I might,” Younger stated when requested whether or not he would take part in a Caitlin-Trae three-point contest. “I’ve gotten to speak to her all through her school years. We’re the one two folks that ever led school in factors and assists. That’s a loopy stat.”
Trae Younger vs. Caitlin Clark 3-point contest? 👀🍿@TheTraeYoung says he's in.(by way of @TaylorRooks) pic.twitter.com/OPleffqpt7
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 7, 2024
Younger threw in a light-hearted joke concerning the future showdown: “I’d must undoubtedly apply much more than I’ve for these earlier three-point competitions.”
The 22-year-old Clark turned the main scorer in main school basketball historical past—males’s or girls’s—on Sunday, passing Pete Maravich’s earlier document of three,667 factors. She is at the moment averaging 32.3 factors per recreation this season.
Younger, who turned the primary participant to guide the NCAA in factors and assists per recreation in a single season throughout his school hooping days at Oklahoma in 2017–18, additionally is aware of a factor or two about making historical past.
Seeing the 2 superstars face off on the court docket might function the right second spherical to this yr’s landmark All-Star three-point problem between Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry and New York Liberty’s Sabrina Ionescu—or, maybe, a partnered him vs. her shootout is within the playing cards.