The Sports Bra memorializes Portland NCAA court with misdrawn 3-point line

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Sports Bra, known as Portland’s women’s sports bar, had a line out the door for Sunday’s NCAA championship. Those inside the bar got to see a piece of sports history from last year’s regionals in Portland - when a three-point line was drawn off by nearly a foot.

“Everyone was super pumped to have all of these amazing teams in town,” said founder Jenny Nguyen.

She remembers last year’s NCAA regionals well. That’s because she was there when Texas played North Carolina State at the Moda Center - a game that drew national attention.

“I noticed everyone around me getting pinged on their phone, everybody was looking and someone tapped me on the shoulder and was like, ‘This news report just came out’ that one of the 3-point lines was painted off and that somebody online or something had noticed,” Nguyen said. “As I’m sitting there even from the naked eye- from my vantage point- I could see that three-point line was clearly off.”

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The NCAA ruled one three-point line was drawn nine inches short of regulation, and faulted its contractor. The line was re-drawn and now sits atop the bar at The Sports Bra.

“It feels like a museum piece. A great way to tell a story, too,” Nguyen said.

One of the floor installers visited the Sports Bra while in town for the tournament. A big fan of women’s sports, he told Nguyen he keeps reclaimed floors and offered her the infamous three-point line. Nguyen said she didn’t hesitate.

“Sometimes we take these events and it draws more attention to women’s sports,” she said.

Nguyen explains it’s not about a mistake - it’s about flipping the narrative and commemorating a moment in sports history.

“It continues the storytelling of what the bra is created from anyway,” she said. “Whether it felt super negative or not, to have that be a part of our history, too, it feels like it’s meant to be.”

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