Indiana Fever Aliyah Boston (7) reacts after missing a basket Saturday, May 3, 2025, during a preseason game between the Indiana Fever and the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Indiana Fever defeated the Washington Mystics in overtime, 79-74. Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Aliyah Boston Stunned by Technical Amid Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese Foul Fallout

Originally posted on Indiana Fever on SI
By Rosalina Lee | Last updated May 17, 2025 7:28 PM ET

The Indiana Fever came away with a dominant 93-58 victory over the Chicago Sky in their May 17 season opener. But tensions got high when Indiana guard Caitlin Clark committed a hard foul on Chicago’s Angel Reese, sending her to the floor. As Reese attempted to confront Clark, Fever center Aliyah Boston intervened to separate the two players. The referees assessed technical fouls to both Reese and Boston as a result.

Caitlin vs Angel pic.twitter.com/NXIOxNkQjZ
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The tech stunned Boston, but not during the game, as it was afterwards in the postgame interview that she had just been made aware of the decision.

“Wait…I got the tech?” she questioned after a media member brought up the play. Then looking flabbergasted, blurted out, “Oh nooo!” covering her face.

Aliyah Boston didn’t know she was the person that got a technical foul.

When asked about it, she went “wait, I got the tech??”

CC comments on her flagrant as well: pic.twitter.com/fyp0QfZ0AS
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Boston jokingly asked Clark to cover half of the fine that comes after receiving a technical foul, to which Clark responded, “I got it. No worries,” and tapped her hand in assurance.

The incident occurred in the third quarter. Clark's foul on Reese was upgraded to a flagrant 1 after video review, a play Clark was adamant was a take foul that was solely meant to put Reese at the line instead of giving up an easy two points.

It could be assumed that Boston did not think she warranted a tech by her reaction. But given she and the Fever have to face off against the Sky four more times throughout the season, it’s safe to say that there may be some more heated moments for Boston to get between.

This article first appeared on Indiana Fever on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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