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Basketball legend and head coach of South Carolina Women’s Basketball, Dawn Staley, called on ESPN this week for not inviting Aliyah Boston to the ESPY Awards.
Staley accused ESPN of not extending his invitation to Boston to invite Gamecock to the championship in 2022, winning the NCAA Tournament of the Year and the Naismith College of the Year. , John R. Wooden Award Winner and Wade Trophy. She was awarded the AP Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year and Naismith Defensive Player of the Year.
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Boston has also been nominated for the ESPY Women’s Sports Best College Athletes. The ceremony is set on Wednesday.
“Really …. Someone in @ espn @ ESPYS’s room decided it was a great idea not to invite @ MarchMadnessWBB NPOY DPOY … Did anyone see the uproar caused by this? Wrong make-up? There’s something wrong with it. The room … the fight continues … #WBBSTANDUP “Tweet Staley on Sunday.
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South Carolina Women’s Basketball spokeswoman Diana Koval said Boston had not been invited as of Monday and Starley had no plans to attend the ceremony.
ESPN replied in a statement.
“We have the utmost respect for Allie Boston, Dawn Staley and South Carolina Gamecock,” said Outlet. “Because of both COVID restrictions and the new venue, which has far fewer seats than previous shows, 2022 ESPY prioritized the invitation of athletes to focus on specific awards distributed during the broadcast. . “
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Starry, Boston and Gamecock have won the women’s basketball title on ESPN. Staley was also part of a recent ESPN documentary focused on the emergence of the WNBA.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.