Boston Signs Up for Unrivaled Post-Surgery as Elle Duncan Calls Clark's Spot 'Completely Unfair'
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 8 min
Aliyah Boston is committed to Unrivaled despite her knee surgery, and Mitchell and Cunningham head to Project B; Elle Duncan says Clark was used as an 'avatar' in WNBA culture wars. Plus a cheap frontcourt target from the Finals, and Angel Reese evening the series ahead of tonight's Game 3.
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Aliyah Boston is committed to Unrivaled despite her knee surgery, and Mitchell and Cunningham head to Project B; Elle Duncan says Clark was used as an 'avatar' in WNBA culture wars. Plus a cheap frontcourt target from the Finals, and Angel Reese evening the series ahead of tonight's Game 3.
In this episode
- Where Indiana Fever Players Are Competing During WNBA Offseason — Indiana Fever On SI
“Boston's exact timeline and status for competing in Unrivaled remains unclear after the Fever announced that she had undergone successful arthroscopic surgery to repair the meniscus in her right knee. Boston dealt with the injury throughout the WNBA season, with the issue dating…”
- Fever's Caitlin Clark in 'completely unfair situation' amid Kelsey Mitchell tension | Sporting News — Jeremy Beren
“"I think Caitlin Clark has been put in a completely unfair situation," Duncan said. "It is so complicated, it is so nuanced, it is long before Caitlin Clark stepped foot on a WNBA court that some of these ideas and these narratives have been out there, but they used her as an…”
- Indiana Fever Could Target WNBA Finals Standout in Free Agency — Grant Young
“Amihere's impact doesn't always show up in her stat line. She's an elite defender and a rim protector, which Indiana could really use from a backup center.”
- Angel Reese Shines in the Finals, and Caitlin Clark Doesn't Need to Play to Make Headlines | MARCA — Nicole Somma
“She also became only the third player in WNBA Finals history to record at least 30 points and 15 rebounds in a single game, following Jonquel Jones and Breanna Stewart. She also set the record for the youngest player to achieve that statistical combination in a Finals game.”