Boston was honored at the State House Monday ahead of her game Tuesday night at TD Garden when the Indiana Fever play the Connecticut Sun. She went from playing high school basketball at Worcester Academy to becoming the number one pick in the WNBA.

Boston, who starred at Worcester Academy, was the No. 1 pick in the 2023 WNBA draft. Boston said the city "helped raise me" and that "Boston repping Boston just felt right."

Third year forward/center Aliyah Boston, of the WNBA's Indiana Fever, has become an investor in the NWSL's upcoming expansion team, Boston Legacy FC. Boston, 23, was the WNBA Rookie of the Year for the Fever in 2023 and has averaged a career-best 16.