‘That is not a real call’ – Aliyah Boston suggests WNBA rule needs changing after Fever incident

In a recent interview with WNBA legend Candace Parker, Indiana Fever player Aliyah Boston expressed her dissatisfaction with the league's officiating after a controversial call during a game against the Las Vegas Aces. The incident occurred when Aja Wilson was driving to the basket, and Boston's defensive slide resulted in contact using her hip rather than a legal guarding position.

The officials ruled it a defensive blocking foul, which Boston and Parker both deemed as "not a real call." Parker questioned Boston's perspective on the matter, to which the Fever star responded, "That was crazy. So then there was one where I shot the layup and then I missed. I got the rebound and like Lys (NaLyssa Smith) kind of hits me on the putback and I’m like, ‘You called hip to hit, but you don’t call hand to head?’

And they were like, ‘Well, well…'" The ruling under official WNBA rules stipulates that a defender must establish a legal guarding position and remain vertical, with lateral slides making contact with a driving offensive player using their hip or lower body classified as an illegal blocking foul. However, due to the WNBA replay protocol requiring clear and conclusive visual evidence to overturn a ruling, the call stood since video replay confirmed the contact during the drive.