{"id":595434,"date":"2026-04-20T11:27:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/595434\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:27:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:27:25","slug":"caitlin-clark-praises-aliyah-bostons-record-6-3m-extension-with-indiana-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/595434\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Clark Praises Aliyah Boston’s Record $6.3M Extension with Indiana Fever"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Indiana Fever<\/a> got very busy during the condensed period that followed the establishment of a new collective bargaining agreement. The league and the WNBPA went back and forth for months before eventually finding common ground.<\/p>\n

This pushed WNBA<\/a> free agency back significantly, forcing teams to act swiftly as soon as the window officially opened.<\/p>\n

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Caitlin Clark<\/a> was not a free agent, so the Fever did not have to worry about signing her to a new deal. It was a different case for Aliyah Boston<\/a>, though, who was entering the final year of her rookie contract in 2026.<\/p>\n

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) gives a hug to forward Aliyah Boston.Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The Fever<\/a> consider Boston to be a cornerstone piece. A testament to this is the fact that they signed her to a record-breaking four-year, $6.3 million extension<\/a> on Friday. This represents the richest contract in WNBA history.<\/p>\n

Clark had nothing but high praise for Boston as she shared her reaction to the news. Speaking to reporters on Sunday at training camp<\/a>, the two-time All-Star sounded off on the Fever\u2019s decision to reward Boston with a massive extension.<\/p>\n

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“I knew it was in the works, but I saw it on social media and just super happy for her,\u201d Clark said. \u201cLargest salary in WNBA history over the course of the deal. Nobody more deserving, really happy for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappy that she gets to spend more time here because these fans really love her. This organization really loves her, and I loved getting to play with her every single second.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clark is now entering her third season as Boston\u2019s teammate. While their time together has been relatively brief, it is clear that these two have formed an unbreakable bond both on and off the court.<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe’s not only a great basketball player, but one of my good friends,\u201d Clark continued. \u201cReally happy to celebrate her.”<\/p>\n

Boston was a key cog for Indiana last season as Clark battled through multiple injuries. The three-time All-Star was forced to carry a heavier load with Clark sidelined for the majority of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Boston started all 44 regular-season games for the Fever. She averaged a career-high 15.0 points on 53.8% shooting, 8.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.2 steals in 30.2 minutes per contest. The former No. 1 overall pick finished sixth in the MVP race. <\/p>\n

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Related: Fever Facing Backlash After Unexpected Raven Johnson Move<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was originally published by Athlon Sports<\/a> on Apr 19, 2026, where it first appeared in the WNBA<\/a> section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Indiana Fever got very busy during the condensed period that followed the establishment of a new collective…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":595435,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[2648,1760,12549,4129,2839,99,434],"class_list":["post-595434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-aliyah-boston","tag-caitlin-clark","tag-collective-bargaining-agreement","tag-fever","tag-indiana-fever","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/595435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=595434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=595434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}