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Dawn Staley calls out ESPN for not inviting best college player nominee Aliyah Boston to ESPYs

Dawn Staley does not let perceived injustices slide by, especially when they involve her national player of the year. The South Carolina women's basketball head coach took aim at ESPN and the ESPYs, the company's annual sports award event, on Sunday night for not inviting Aliyah Boston, a rising senior and dominant center in the NCAA.

Boston was named the unanimous National Player of the Year in 2022 and led the Gamecocks to the national championship. She's won the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year award every season and earned the 2022 Honda Cup Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.