Indiana has finally acknowledged that Aliyah Boston had ongoing issues with her injury from Unrivaled throughout the season. I'm glad Aliyah is getting appropriate medical attention, and I wish her a rapid and full recovery.
We saw signs all season that Aliyah was probably playing hurt. Restricted minutes. Not as aggressive as she has been in previous seasons.
But I want to be clear about something: in spite of playing through injury, Aliyah STILL delivered the BEST year of her career! She came through with the highest of her career (see attached) in:
✔️Points per game
✔️Defensive rebounds per game
✔️Steals per game
✔️3 point %
✔️Free throw %
Although Aliyah's offensive rebounds were a career low, that fits with how Stephanie White was using her in the offense - being a hub and shooting 3's. It took her away from the basket. Being away from the basket meant she wasn't in position to grab offensive rebounds.
Aliyah took 106 three point attempts this season, making a very respectable 40.6% of them. 10th highest 3 point shooting percentage in the league! In contrast, last year she took only 29 three point attempts and made 20.7%.
All of this while injured. Assuming Aliyah heals well and doesn't reinjure in Unrivaled, she'll be a beast next year!
I am only 2 mins into this interview and I am so glad that I am a Caitlin Clark fan & NONE OF YOU CAN MAKE HATE HER
The more CC speaks & the more I respect her for who she is as a person. She stated she wasn’t raised to be a racist person & continues to say she condemns people using her name to spread racism. Which she has demonstrated time and time again she is not racist or for it!!