Fever All-Stars Aliyah Boston, Kelly Mitchell disappointed by home fans booing coach Stephanie White
- Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell expressed disappointment over the booing of coach Stephanie White during her introduction at a home game.
- The boos occurred during a game against the New York Liberty on August 11, 2026.
- White had recently defended herself after criticism regarding her support for guard Sophie Cunningham during a previous game.
- Boston described the boos as annoying and disrespectful, emphasizing their support for White.
- The Fever won the game against the Liberty 106-92, with players continuing to back their coach.
Indiana Fever All-Stars Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell supported coach Stephanie White on Thursday, saying they were disappointed by the boos during White’s introduction at Tuesday’s home game. The comments came two days after a fiery, 2 1/2-minute monologue by White during which she defended herself after some critics contended she didn’t show enough support for guard Sophie Cunningham when she took a hit across the head and neck area last weekend at Chicago.
“I think Steph does a great job with us,” Boston said before practice. “We love her and appreciate her and so to hear (boos), it was really annoying, honestly, and disrespectful. But for us, the main thing is the main thing, and we said we’re going to come out here and get that win.” They did win — in resounding fashion, 106-92 over the Commissioner’s Cup champion New York Liberty.
Following the game, Cunningham and three-time All-Star Caitlin Clark both backed their coach. Cunningham told reporters she had no problem with White’s comments after the Sky game that she thought the refs made the right call, but that she didn’t think Carrington was intentionally trying to hit Cunningham above the neck.
费弗全明星球员阿莉亚·波士顿和凯莉·米切尔对主场球迷嘘声教练斯蒂芬妮·怀特感到失望
印第安纳费弗全明星球员阿莉亚·波士顿和凯莉·米切尔在周四支持教练斯蒂芬妮·怀特，表示他们对主场比赛中怀特介绍时的嘘声感到失望。这些评论是在怀特进行了一段2分半钟的激烈辩护后发表的，期间她回应了一些批评者对她未能充分支持后卫索菲·坎宁汉在上周末芝加哥比赛中遭遇头部和颈部撞击的指责。
“我认为斯蒂芬对我们做得很好，”波士顿在训练前表示。“我们爱她并感激她，所以听到（嘘声）真的很恼火，老实说，这很不尊重。但对我们来说，最重要的是最重要的，我们说我们会出来赢得比赛。”他们确实赢了——以106-92的压倒性优势战胜了委员会杯冠军纽约自由队。
比赛结束后，坎宁汉和三届全明星凯特琳·克拉克都支持他们的教练。坎宁汉告诉记者，她对怀特在天空队比赛后的评论没有问题，她认为裁判做出了正确的判罚，但她认为卡林顿并不是故意想要击打坎宁汉的颈部。