Boston, 23, will share the mic with Bird, who was recently immortalized with a statue by her longtime team, the Seattle Storm. A former No. 1 pick out of UConn, Bird went on to win four WNBA titles with Seattle and five Olympic gold medals.

Candace Parker sticks up for Aliyah Boston after the Fever center was denied a place on the All-WNBA first and second team.

Aliyah Boston lavished glowing praise on her Indiana Fever teammate Aerial Powers after the team's 77-60 Game 2 win against the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday.

Boston has been a force with the Fever ever since she was drafted as the top pick in the 2023 draft. She averaged 15 points and 8.2 rebounds during the regular season. In the 77-60 win in Game 2, she scored 15 and added five rebounds.

Fever star Aliyah Boston thrilled the home fans in Tuesday's playoff win vs. Dream, including Pacers' Tyrese Haliburton

Legendary college basketball coach Dawn Staley had high praise for Aliyah Boston, one of her former players on the South Carolina Gamecocks. Staley has had the chance to coach multiple future stars, including A’ja Wilson, Kamilla Cardoso, and Tiffany Mitchell, to name a few.

The Golden State Valkyries impressed many people in their inaugural WNBA season. Indiana Fever center Aliyah Boston was among those impressed, such that she ranked Valkyries Coach Natalie Nakase ahead of her team’s coach Stephanie White in the Coach of the Year race.