"Truth in some way": Aliyah Boston offers nuanced response to Alyssa Thomas' attack on racist comments from Fever fans

Aliyah Boston had a clear response to Alyssa Thomas' accusations against Indiana Fever fans. The Connecticut Sun star said that she had never experienced the racial attacks she received from Fever fans this season.

Several people within the league have reacted to these words, with Boston being the latest to speak on this topic. While talking to reporters, she agreed that some fans are as distasteful as Smith says, but not all of them are Fever fans.

"AT's comments, it's hard to hear, but it's the truth in some way. I wouldn't put everything on 'Fever fans' but just overall in social media there has been so much hate spread and even being on this team, to start the season, I was at the other end of those hate comments.

"I feel like that was a big reason why I took a break from social media and at the same time, now that the tables have turned and we started winning games and I started doing better in their opinion, then all of a sudden it was love comments," she said.

Boston added that players can't focus on everything happening off the court or they won't be able to take care of what's actually under their control.

She said that the media has played an important role in prompting people to do and say whatever they want on social media with their headlines and storylines, but made it clear nobody should say negative things about a player simply because they support another.

Caitlin Clark had strong message against bullies before Aliyah Boston's comments

Besides Aliyah Boston, Caitlin Clark had the chance to talk about the ongoing racial abuse some of her colleagues have suffered during the season. The 22-year-old star guard said that nobody should be subjected to racial abuse or any type of disrespect.

"It's definitely upsetting. … Nobody really should be facing any sort of racism, hurtful, disrespectful, hateful comments and threats," Clark said [H/T IndyStar].

"Those aren't fans, those are trolls. It's a real disservice to the people in our league, the organization, the players in the WNBA, but there are a lot of really good fans, whether they've been fans for 20-plus years or whether they are new fans in our league."

Many important people in the league have spoken out against this behavior, but it remains to be seen if Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark raising their voice against this issue makes these trolls come to their senses.