South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston declines late invitation to ESPYS

“It hurt more to see ESPN change course and invite me [to the ESPYS] only after social media caught wind of it,” South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston said. (Sean Rayford/AP)

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina consensus player of the year Aliyah Boston turned down a late invitation to the ESPY awards show, saying the offer was even more hurtful than not being asked to attend.

Boston helped the Gamecocks win the NCAA title by defeating Connecticut in April. She swept the national awards as the game’s top player, including the Wooden and AP awards.