Aliyah Boston & Candace Parker Rank 2026’s Wildest WNBA Moments

Aliyah Boston sat down with Candace Parker on the latest episode of Post Moves and ranked her own most viral moments of the 2026 WNBA season.

It is episode 54 of the podcast the two co-host together.

Parker opened the segment by saying, “In honor of the season ending, we are going to rank your best memes of the season.”

She added, “So the AB memes have also been our favorite, I’ll be honest. And so let’s rank these top five moments. And everyone, listen, we would love your help ranking them if you think I’m wrong, which I know people are going to think that because it’s the internet.”

The five clips covered Boston’s 2026 campaign from start to finish.

Coming in at number five was a bench celebration with Fever rookie Caitlin Clark.

Number four was Boston’s “You guys like my cup?” clip, which went viral for its casual delivery.

Number three was a stare-down with a Las Vegas Aces player during a heated matchup.

Number two was a corner three-pointer Boston hit earlier in the season.

And number one — the top spot — went to Boston giving a referee a thumbs-down after a call she disagreed with.

Boston still does not think that call was correct.

“Oh, I felt that one,” Boston said on the podcast.

“It was not a good call, I felt like.”

But she also revealed why she did not get penalized for the gesture.

“Yeah, but my girl Catherine, she was smiling,” Boston continued.

“So like, you know, that’s why I probably didn’t get in trouble for it.”

Boston’s complaints about officials were not limited to that one moment.

After a 90-88 loss at Chase Center on May 28 — a game she played in foul trouble — she gave the Golden State Valkyries a “shoutout” for “selling it,” implying they exaggerated contact to draw fouls.

The Aces ended Indiana’s season in three playoff games.

Las Vegas took Game 1 by 17 points on Sept. 27.

The Fever won Game 2, 99-89, on Sept. 29 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The Aces closed out the series with an 11-point win in Game 3 on Oct. 1.

Boston averaged 19.7 points per game in that series.

Despite the playoff exit, Boston had her own pick for the number one viral moment — and it was not the thumbs-down.

“Oh, this one will always probably be number one because Liz overly played,” Boston explained, referring to Aces center Liz Cambage.

“I did not even hit her like that. For her neck to get thrown all the way back, though, she played.”

Boston made her fourth All-Star team in 2026.

She also represented Team USA in the FIBA World Cup, where the Americans won gold.

Parker said the memes capture something real about Boston’s personality.

“I just really love because I know you, people know you, but these memes are a microcosm of you,” Parker explained.

“And it gives me so much joy.”

Boston responded, “I can’t help it. I can’t help it. Like, I can’t help it. Sometimes it just comes out.”

The corner three that ranked number two reflected a major shift in Boston’s game.

On June 4 against Atlanta, she went 3-of-4 from three-point range and scored 19 points.

Before 2026, Boston had averaged just 0.2 made three-pointers per game for her career.

That corner three led Parker into some trash talk on the podcast.

“I love when you talk [trash],” Parker said.

“But I try not to,” Boston said.

The ranking episode comes during a busy off-season for Boston.

She recently revealed that she underwent surgery last month to repair a lateral meniscus tear in her right knee.

It was the first surgery of her career.

Boston called the recovery process challenging, especially because she is used to doing everything herself.

“I’m a do-it-myself person,” she said.

“So I was yelled at a lot because they were, like, ‘You can’t.’”

She described one particularly frustrating part of the process.

“Keeping a leg out of the shower so the stitches don’t get wet,” she said.

“What do you want me to do? I enjoy my showers.”

Boston managed the meniscus issue throughout the entire 2026 WNBA season.

Despite the injury, she played in 40 of the Fever’s 44 regular-season games.

She averaged 16.1 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.

She also shot 40.6 percent from three-point range — a dramatic improvement over previous seasons.

Boston recently confirmed she will sit out the 2027 Unrivaled season to prioritize a full recovery.

Her contract keeps her in Indiana through 2029, giving the Fever a long runway to get her back at full strength.

The ranking segment also touched on broader league topics.

During the same episode, Boston and Parker discussed WNBA draft eligibility rules.

Parker explained that the WNBA requires U.S. players to turn 22 within the calendar year of the draft, graduate from a four-year college within three months of the draft, or be at least four years removed from high school.

Boston was stunned to learn that the NBA only requires players to be 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft or one year removed from high school.

“That’s so crazy,” Boston said.

“Honestly, I don’t think our rules are bad. Like, I think it takes like I couldn’t imagine coming out after my sophomore year of college and being ready for the W. Like, I just don’t think I would have been ready. Like, the physicality, the speed, everything.”

USC star Jazzy Davidson recently said the WNBA’s age limit feels a bit outdated, though she is in no rush to leave college.