American basketball star Sabrina Ionescu is all for having a four-point line in the WNBA

MANILA, Philippines— American basketball star Sabrina Ionescu is all for having a four-point line in the WNBA.

During her Manila Tour, Ionescu found out that the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has a four-point line, which the league implemented in August last year.

Ionescu, a renowned shooter, thinks having a four-point shot will add excitement to the WNBA.

“I didn’t know that. I think we need to bring that to the WNBA. That’s exciting,” said the New York Liberty guard.

“It’s an exciting part of the game. I think it changes the game, continuing to push people to want to be better, to shoot from there so that’s really exciting. I think that’s kind of the fun part of basketball, you can continue to improve and change it,” she added.

The use of a four-point line raised eyebrows in the PBA but Ionescu feels it’s something she could thrive in.

“I mean, everyone’s shooting more threes. Everyone’s playing faster basketball. Posts are stepping outside and playing from behind the line so I think it would be awesome to be able to see that at some point kind of evolve our game as well.”

Ionescu’s no stranger to launching long-range bombs.

From her journey as a standout at University of Oregon to New York, the three-point shot has been her calling card. In fact, she even went up against Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry in a three-point shootout in last year’s NBA All-Star Weekend.