Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston Makes Request to Fan After Dawn Staley Moment

Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston always gets warm love from Dawn Staley, but she doesn’t have a lot of those memories saved in her phone. So, she recently asked a fan on social media to give her a recording of one such heartwarming behind-the-scenes moment with Staley from Unrivaled's record-breaking Philadelphia stop. 

The 3-on-3 league drew 21,490 fans to Xfinity Mobile Arena on Friday when the 24-year-old All-Star put on her jersey for Phantom BC and dropped an impressive 18 points in a 71-68 victory over Breeze BC in the sold-out arena.

Staley, one of Unrivaled's investors, showed up courtside to support her former players. She celebrated the Philadelphia crowd with her signature energy, noting, "@aa_boston is sooooo freaking good! And @Unrivaledwbb is unreal! The energy in the building tonight — come on now, Philly!"

The South Carolina legend coached Boston from 2019-23, guiding her to an NCAA national championship in 2022. Boston calls her "a second mom to me" and credits her coach for building her confidence as a freshman. Staley also praised Boston last summer as "the smartest player ever in the history of our program." 

So, she could not help but make a plea to the X user after spotting her BTS selfie with Staley. However, the fan is sports reporter Aliyah Funschelle, who posted a selfie video showing Boston and Staley sharing laughs and hugs courtside before taking their adorable selfie.