After losing Caitlin Clark, no one expected the Indiana Fever to make it to the WNBA semifinals. The most generous analysts had Stephanie White’s squad winning a game, if that, and honestly? It makes sense. Because it wasn’t just CC, Indiana has been dealing with a plethora of injuries this season. They lost Sophie Cunningham, Aari McDonald, Chloe Bibby, and Sydney Colson following the trade deadlines, and it has been quite a challenge in terms of backcourt stability. And there has been one player who has been the most affected by all of this–Aliyah Boston.
The All-Star center comprised a lethal one-two punch with Clark before her injury, and after she was gone? She took the responsibility on her shoulders. The issue that Boston was facing, however, was a lack of continuity. Indiana ha