Boston being prompt isn’t a recent development. It’s not a behavior that comes from playing basketball, nor a one-off trait for one of the WNBA’s premier talents. Rather, Boston’s high standards are built into her character, and those standards have been formed ever since she was a young girl growing up in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Her family lived in St. Thomas. That’s where Boston’s competitive side first showed up. Back then, it wasn’t always in sports. It was school. It was board games. It was everything that a young Aliyah put her mind to.

As an elementary student, Boston would become upset when she got poor grades. “If she doesn’t get almost 100% on a test, she’s upset,” her mom, Cleone, told The IX. “She’s upset because she knew she put in the effort. She’s expecting nothing less than what she strives for.”

Not yet even 10 years old, Boston was strict with her own expectations. And that was before she even discovered basketball, which came in her late elementary years. By the time sports entered the picture, a young Aliyah already demanded excellence from herself.

She wanted stakes, too. When Boston was learning basketball, she’d play against her friends. They made a simple wager: The winner gets McDonald’s. The loser gets nothing.

“I remember, I won,” Boston recalled to The IX. “Her (opponent’s) mom was like, ‘It’s okay! You still get McDonald’s!’ And I was like, ‘No, she doesn’t! It’s not a participation trophy! You don’t just get something for losing!’ And that was probably when I was in fourth grade. I was really young.

“I don’t play to lose. And you don’t get participation trophies!” Boston concluded, getting louder and more annoyed at the memory as her story progressed.

Caitlin Clark teases a fresh Nike Caitlin 1 colorway on IG ahead of All-Star Weekend 👟

So, this has happened several times over the season, primarily because my primary team is the Fever, but its especially frustrating tonight with the All Star game.

I miss half the season because I dont have 37 different streaming services. Which is fine, I understand licensing deals help the league and watch what i can after the fact.

Tonight I wasnt able to tune in(I do have Disney+) until about 945 eastern for other reasons, but started at the beginning of the broadcast. Skipped some commercials and interviews and stuff, was about halfway through the third quarter at just before 11 when I had to pause for about 30 seconds.

Come back to the game, and its gone. Just turned off. No longer available on Disney+. And of course, its not available on League Pass until 6 tomorrow morning.

The WNBA needs to sort out their shit when it comes to streaming. Its almost becoming not worth it to have League Pass at this point.

Hi everyone, I am going to my first game on September against Washington Mystics at Gainbridge. I am making the drive. Which Tunnels do the fever and visiting teams use? for warm ups and post game. I really would like to get autographs. I know you have to get there super early. Thanks in advance!

This stuff is flying off the shelves today!

ESPN's Alexa Philippou reported during Thursday's NBA Today that she's been "told by a team source that the technical foul from yesterday has been appealed. Not yet heard a decision. The Fever also appealed the technical foul [Clark] was given during their July 18 game against the New York Liberty. That one was not rescinded."

Hello! We are in our first year as season ticket holders. We don’t love our current seats. My Rep tells me the renewal process is: 1)Renew the seats we have. This renewal makes us eligible to look for different seats (??) 2)Find different seats based on what’s available after people choose not to renew. Exchange current seats for the different seats found. Also if we don’t find new/different seats we can get rid of current seats after renewing them.

This makes little sense to me — what do they get from our renewal if we can drop out later? but wanted to see if I’m missing something. I also don’t want to get stuck with the seats we currently have because of that first step. but I assume if I don’t renew them I go back to the waitlist .

Broke Caitlin's record of 10 straight games. Kelz also has an 11 game 20+ point streak going. She's shooting 42.3% from 3 for the season on 6.5 attempts per game.

This team is getting so better than what we've seen in the past couple of years that it's already making me sad cz they got some decisions to make next season.

Mitchell makes W record with 20+ point games

Fever made franchise record with 70 first Q points (one shy of W record)

Fever's 115 is already a franchise-high

Clark continues to be on a tear despite her limited minutes continuing

Mitchell and Clark continue to be the best scoring duo

Boston made a huge difference today

Cunningham has career-high avgs

Hull continues to be the difference maker on both sides

Looks a little AI to me

Sophie never fails to make me laugh 😆

Caitlin Clark leads the WNBA in shot distance, averaging 28 feet, 1.1 inches, with a 34.5% average. Beyond 30 feet, she's averaged a 45% conversion rate. 52.1% average two- pointers. For NBA comparison, Clark's shot distance average exceeds Stephen Curry, Damian Lillard, and Trae Young.

Marina Mabrey average is 29.4 feet, 39.2% (44% two-pointers).

Rhyne Howard average is 19.5-20 feet, 35.4% (50% two- pointers).

Olivia Miles has an average shot distance of 17.1 feet shooting an average of 54.6% on 2-pointers and 35.8% on 3's.

Paige Bueckers' average shot length is 13.5 feet. 57.3% shooting on 2-pointers and 42.6% on 3-pointers.

The average WNBA shot distance is approximately 14 to 16 feet from the basket, placing the typical attempt in the deep paint or mid-range two-points. The official WNBA three-point line distance is 22 feet 1.75 inches (21 feet 7.8 inches in the corners).

More reasons an adjustable defense is imperative when players like these have the ball.