Like her new teammate Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever star forward/center Aliyah Boston is staying away from social media right now as her team takes on the national spotlight.
Clark’s arrival has turned the Fever into one of the most talked-about professional teams in sports, and Boston is getting even more attention now than she already did as a thriving former first-overall pick and South Carolina legend.
Speaking alongside Clark on Friday night after the team’s first win of the season over the Los Angeles Sparks, Boston detailed why she logged out social media apps to protect her peace on and off the court.
“There’s just a lot of couch coaches, and there’s a lot of people that have never stepped on the floor that just continue to tell you how you should be playing basketball,” Boston told reporters about negative social media commentary.
“And, honestly, we’re messing up whatever bets or whatever they have going on, and personally, I’d rather not know because, obviously, I did try to get those rebounds. I just did it, and so, I just logged off. It’s been better for me.”
Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark on how they’ve dealt with social media this season.
Boston specifically said she deleted social media to stop seeing the opinions of “couch coaches.” pic.twitter.com/XppiQNNjkj
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The rise of sports betting has emboldened people to directly contact those who play professional ball over their wagers, which creates an incredibly dicey dynamic for those in sports.
Boston is speaking for a lot of athletes on why logging off can be a huge boost, and it’s worth questioning why social media users make it so difficult for athletes to use the platforms without getting negative energy, especially for things beyond their control like sports betting.
