Being away from the basketball court is one thing, but Aliyah Boston recently discovered just how difficult it can be to step away from her usual routine altogether. The Indiana Fever star, who underwent surgery to repair her meniscus, returned to her podcast to offer an update on her timeline and explain why she needed time before getting back behind the microphone.
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“I am much better,” Boston said during the most recent episode of the Post Moves podcast, which she co-hosts with Candace Parker.
“We had a nice, successful surgery on that meniscus repair. Quite nice. It took me a while. I couldn’t just come back on here. I had to recover. Let me tell you, this is my first surgery ever. So I was like, not moving. I was like, couldn’t get up, couldn’t use the bathroom. It was a lot.”
Boston underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair a right knee lateral meniscus injury she suffered while playing in the Unrivaled league in February this year. She initially managed the injury without opting for surgery and continued to play during the 2026 WNBA Season and the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in September. The surgery was performed by Dr. Corey Kendall at OrthoIndy.
The WNBA season took a lot out of Boston. The forward played in 40 of the 44 games this season, averaging 16.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. She was also Indiana’s most consistent player in their first-round series against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces. In three games, she logged 19.7 points on 58.1% from the field and 45.5% from three, along with 7.3 rebounds per game.
After the Fever’s playoff exit, she finally got surgery, successfully repairing the meniscus on October 14. However, she has to miss the entire 2027 Unrivaled season.
October 14 was also the last time she appeared on the Post Moves podcast, and she was absent from the show for about 20 days.
The conversation between Parker and Boston took a lighter turn when the pair discussed waking up from anesthesia. Parker shared her experience from multiple surgeries and how she slept very well, while Boston recalled a funny moment.
“I just woke up, and I was like, ‘Oh, like, how are you?'” she said.
“I took a video of myself rolling out in the wheelchair, like everything was good, everything was kicked in, but the nurse did tell me she was like, ‘When you woke up the first time, you had a lot of pain.’ I said, ‘There was the first time?'”
Apart from that, Boston also credited her family for helping her through the initial stages of recovery. Her parents stayed with her for a few weeks, and her aunt later joined them as well, something Boston admitted was not easy, particularly because she wanted to get up and handle things herself. Even something as ordinary as showering became a challenge, with her having to keep her leg away from the water before her stitches were removed.
Boston has maintained an optimistic attitude during her rehab period, having earlier posted several updates on her Instagram page. There, she was seen wearing a knee brace during a rehab session, and in another post, she was “chilling” with her dog, Ozzy.
Boston, Indiana’s highest-paid player, is set to rejoin her team in the 2027 season, and she should be even more effective than she was this previous season. She is also set to rejoin Unrivaled in 2028, but it’s unclear if she will return to Phantom BC or be assigned to a new team.
While it’s too early to say whether she will remain healthy, her latest podcast appearance offers an encouraging glimpse into how far she has come.