Aliyah Boston had Caitlin Clark’s again when Angel Reese got here to confront her in Saturday’s recreation between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky, and after the sport, Clark confirmed the camaraderie was mutual by volunteering to pay Boston’s technical foul superb for intervening.
It began when Clark dedicated a foul on Reese (later upgraded to a flagrant) to forestall a layup try. Reese took exception to the play, and Boston jumped in between her and Clark because the latter walked away, resulting in technical fouls for each of them.
Within the Fever’s postgame media session, each Clark and Boston solely came upon the latter had gotten a technical reside on the podium, and Clark instantly supplied to maintain it for her teammate:
Additionally, Aliyah Boston is in shock she received a technical foul as she solely simply came upon in the course of the presser. Clark stated she would pay for the superb on that one https://t.co/gvjPZzeVGw
— Jacob Impolite (@JacobRude) Might 17, 2025
For one factor, Boston’s response within the video above to discovering out she was about to need to pay her bosses $200 is probably the most relatable factor I’ve ever seen. She truthfully deserves credit score for not blurting out “what the f***?” instantly into the mic, as a result of I positively would have.
This can be a good gesture from Clark, although, as a result of despite the fact that each she and Boston are each making simply a little bit extra $75,000 this yr in WNBA salaries, it’s protected to say Clark — who has a take care of Nike price a reported $28 million, plus a cadre of nationwide endorsements which have seen her seem throughout seemingly each business break going again to her school years — can greater than afford to pay $200 to thank her co-star for having her again. It might be a drop within the bucket financially for her, however it’s nonetheless an awesome transfer that may positively elevate her teammate grade on NBA 2K.
It’s additionally simply the newest occasion of a burgeoning chemistry between two gamers the Fever hope will proceed to develop right into a deadly offensive pairing for them this season.
