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Fans Loved Dawn Staley’s Sweet Postgame Interview With Aliyah Boston After South Carolina's Final Four Win
Dawn Staley has South Carolina back in the national championship for the second time in three years after beating NC State, 78–59, in the first semifinal game of the Final Four on Friday night in Cleveland.
Staley must have given quite a halftime speech to her team because South Carolina broke open a tight game by outscoring NC State, 29–6, in the third quarter.
Staley shared an awesome moment with one of her former players after the game when Aliyah Boston, who's working with ESPN at the Final Four, conducted a postgame interview on the court. Instead of talking about the win, Staley immediately sang the praises of Boston and the opportunity the 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year is getting with the sports network.
This was pretty great:
Aliyah Boston interviewed Dawn Staley after South Carolina's win 🥹 pic.twitter.com/99omLcZ78o
— ESPN (@espn) April 6, 2024
Fans loved it:
I love this. Aliyah Boston did a great job interviewing her former coach. https://t.co/kJidCZmwqM
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) April 6, 2024
Dawn Staley making her moment not about her, but Aliyah Boston. When what brings you joy is making other people happy, everyone can see it. https://t.co/MdIXj8RqyN
— Happy Dog Trading Company (@mudita4all) April 6, 2024
There are a lot of things that make @dawnstaley special, but watching this tells you all you need to know about her.
— Blake Freeland (@bfreeland) April 6, 2024
#GodIsGood #GamecockWBB https://t.co/PXHG5SuHk8
The fact she subtly answered the question & went straight into praising Aliyah & her career. I have become a huge Dawn Staley fan this year. https://t.co/MI1llpKEAS
— Kourtney Bendixen (@Kourtney_B123) April 6, 2024
This was an awesome moment. Kudos to all involved in making this happen. https://t.co/WXQWuHJ5Qi
— Ryan Williamson he/him 🏳️🌈 (@rwilliamson29) April 6, 2024
She is my favorite coach in any sport. If my daughter hooped I would want her to play for Dawn https://t.co/Fl2LA0WOGY
— The Weed Connoisseur 🍃 (@4eyes_tae1) April 6, 2024
ANDY NESBITT
Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.