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The Indiana Fever offseason brought some big headlines for star center Aliyah Boston and also a show of support from teammate Caitlin Clark.<\/strong><\/p>\n The franchise confirmed that Boston had a procedure on his right knee, performed by Dr. Corey Kendall of Ortho Indy, to repair a lateral meniscus tear.<\/p>\n Although the team had previously listed her injury as a \u201clower leg issue\u201d<\/strong> for the duration of the season, learning that she needed surgery took the issue to another level with how much Boston\u2019s injury impacted the star big.<\/p>\n Boston soldiered on through a lot of pain \u2013 an issue that dated back to the start of the season when she initially suffered the ailment \u2013 but ended up playing a great season that earned her fourth WNBA All-Star appearance with averages of 16.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, and 3.0 apg and a 40.6 shooting percentage from 3-point range that also marked a new career high.<\/p>\n When Clark saw the news that Boston had undergone successful procedure, she immediately reposted the Fever\u2019s announcement on Instagram and shot a four-word recommendation for her teammate: \u201cComeback gonna go crazy,\u201d<\/strong> wrote Clark.<\/p>\n Boston quickly responded in kind with her own message of support that read, \u201cThanksss babess.\u201d<\/strong> That display of mutual positivity between young stars who have quickly become the franchise\u2019s two most important pieces illustrates the deep connection they share.<\/p>\n Having gone through her fair share of lower-body injuries herself in her career, Clark knows how grueling rehab can be on the body and the mind.<\/p>\n With Boston slated to fully recover in the coming weeks (a standard 6-8-week window for arthroscopic procedures<\/strong>), Fever fans have much to be excited about, especially if Boston was able to produce that impressive level of a game while injured \u2013 fully healthy in 2027 will mean that Clark was right in her prediction: the comeback is going to be crazy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n