Aaliyah Boston of fever receives a ‘demon’ on the return of Cateline Clarke which originally appeared on Ethalon Sports.
When Ketleen Clarke injured his quad back to damage to Thunder on 24 May, there was a two -week initial diagnosis, perhaps, a little wrong. Fever announced that Clarke would require two weeks and then reevaluated, but did not suggest that Clarke would only remember those two weeks and head back to the floor.
On Saturday night, against Akash in Chicago, fever played her fourth game this season without Clarke, and hoped that she would return to uniform in Atlanta on Tuesday. But no such luck: Clarke needs time to return to the game shape and, as they like to say in NBA, “ramp up” for his return.
Coach Stephanie White said, “We are going to be smart, and we are going to be cautious and we are going to play long games and will deliberately work back to him.”
Indiana fever forward Aliah Boston (7) Indiana Fever Guard Ketleen Clarke (22) © Grace Holers and Sol; Celebrates with Induster and Sol; USA Today Network
In Clarke’s absence, fever divided his last four matches, initially won his last two after struggling without Clarke. At 5-3, Atlanta will be a tough matchup, and if Clarke is remembered on Saturday’s game against New York, real troubles may be-Defending-Champ Liberty is 8–0.
But a development in Clarke’s absence is the method that star Big Aliah Boston has excelled with his efficiency. The Hall of Fame Rebecca Lobo said in a post on X on Monday, and said that Boston should take the efficiency on Clarke returning.
He wrote: “Aliah Boston’s efficiency has been away from the chart in the last 4 matches. 78% shooting in that stretch (all w/o Ketleen Clarke). He is cC with an average of 12.8 fga and only 6.8 fga w/o in the same minutes (31mg V 28mg).
Aliah Boston’s efficiency has been away from the chart in the last 4 matches. 78% shooting in that stretch (all w/o Ketleen Clarke). She averages 12.8 FGA with CC and only 6.8 FGA W/O in similar minutes (31mg V 28mg). A demon can be prepared for scoring when CC returns.
– Rebecca Lobo (@REBECCALOBO) June 9, 2025
For the season, Boston has a stunning field-target percentage of 66.7%, which leads to WNBA, while the average is 15.3 points. He must definitely get the ball more: Average of 15-Plus points among 19 WNBA players, Boston is the only player who is not doing at least 10.0 shots per game. He gets 9.8.
This will change on Clarke’s return, whenever he will come.
The story was originally reported by Ethalon Sports on June 10, 2025, where it first appeared.