Longtime fans of the Boston Celtics may remember a night in 2009 when they witnessed what might be the greatest spontaneous fan performance in the history of the NBA. It was a typical midseason tilt unfolding in the TD Garden as the Celtics took on one of 29 opponents when the Jumbotron stopped for a second on a section of the assembled fans in the seats.

"I think the market here itself is just going to be better for a women’s basketball program," said Sun guard Saniya Rivers.

Connecticut Sun guard Saniya Rivers spent almost her entire life in North Carolina before she was drafted into the WNBA, but the rookie truly became a New Englander on Monday when she tried her first lobster roll ahead of the Sun’s game against the Indiana Fever at TD Garden.

The Indiana Fever and Connecticut Sun played before a sold-out TD Garden on Tuesday, the second year in a row the WNBA has filled the arena to capacity for a regular season game. Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is hoping Boston hosts more games in the future.

Healey praised the Sun for bringing so many figures from so many corners of sports and business together in the name of women’s sports.

Ice Cube sat down with Boston.com for a wide-ranging interview ahead of the BIG3's latest event in Boston this weekend.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts officially proclaimed July 15, 2025 to be ‘WNBA Day in Boston’. Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed the official proclamation the same day the Connecticut Sun took on the Indiana Fever at TD Garden,