Aliyah Boston’s Beef With Caitlin Clark in Fever Locker Room Revealed

Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston have become the most important players of the Indiana Fever's present and future.

Aliyah Boston’s Beef With Caitlin Clark in Fever Locker Room Revealed

Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark (Image via FirstSportz)

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When the Indiana Fever selected Caitlin Clark with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft, their goal was to pair her with their 2023 No. 1 pick, Aliyah Boston, and create a potent one-two punch.

Boston came in after leading South Carolina to its 2nd NCAA national championship, and then spearheaded an 8-win improvement over their 2022 record.

With Clark coming in, they won an additional 7 games, as she and her center created an effective pick-and-roll option on their way to leading the Fever into the playoffs for the first time since the 2016 season.

This season, the tandem was supposed to help their team compete for a championship. However, the point guard’s injuries dampened hopes even though they have now fought their way to the semifinals.

Enough instances show how Clark and Boston are as teammates both on and off the court. Both look out for each other and have fantastic chemistry. However, it was not all great when the Iowa sensation first arrived, as the 6′ 5″ center revealed to Sue Bird.

I was like, ‘Caitlin, I’m like really upset that you did what you did in that Final Four game… You didn’t have to do all that. You did not have to go for 40 on our dome.’

Aliyah Boston said on Bird’s Eye View

The 3-time All-Star was referring to when her now Indiana Fever teammate dropped 41 points on Boston’s South Carolina in the 2023 NCAA Final Four.

The center then came into the WNBA, but she remembered what Clark did to her championship-winning team before heading to her first NCAA championship game. However, once she got it off her chest, Boston revealed that the two laughed about it.

Aliyah Boston clarifies rumors of locker room rift in Caitlin Clark’s rookie season

After Caitlin Clark came into the WNBA, she was garnering a lot of attention from fans, the media, and endorsement partners. All of this had some, such as WNBA legend Sheryl Swoopes, to claim that the Indiana Fever locker room had a rift.

Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston have great chemistry
Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston have great chemistry (Image via WNBA/X)

She believed that the undeserved popularity had caused tensions among Fever players and that it would impact their performances. While speaking with Sue Bird, Boston revealed what really happened.

It’s so easy for people to make all these assumptions. Sometimes, when you have a bad game personally, that takes a toll on you. It’s not that you don’t like the team… I hate when people start talking about what our locker room is like. First of all, you are not in here, so you have no idea.

Aliyah Boston told Sue Bird

The 2022 AP Player of the Year added that she, Caitlin Clark, and her Fever teammates are professional. Therefore, even if there was a problem, they would not let the outside world know about it.

Aliyah Boston details her on-court chemistry with Caitlin Clark

This season, fans did not get to see the superstar point guard send out her blinding passes to Aliyah Boston as much as they would have liked. The former has played in just 13 games as soft-tissue injuries kept her glued to the bench.

While speaking with Sue Bird, the WNBA asked how the two Fever stars could get on the same page that quickly in Clark’s first season, especially when such chemistry takes time to build.

One, like Caitlin, the attention she gets. If they’re (opponents) under and dropped, that shots going up, cause I’m going to set a good screen. Then it’s like now I am going to step up, and she’s just a phenomenal passer. She knows exactly where to get it.

Aliyah Boston said

She added that Caitlin Clark’s court vision is second to none. Once Boston sees what her point guard indicates with her eyes, she is going to go to that spot, as she knows the ball will come there. That telepathic chemistry is what should power the Fever to success down the line.

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