Connecticut Sun rookie guard Saniya Rivers said that the Boston market would be an appealing spot for the WNBA franchise if they relocated.

BOSTON ― A fan sitting courtside was ejected from the Connecticut Sun game at TD Garden on Tuesday night.

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.

Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark (22) grabs a rebound beside teammate Aliyah Boston (7) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Connecticut Sun, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Boston.

Tina Charles added another double-double to her record and Leïla Lacan had a career-high 19 points off the bench in the Sun's loss to the Fever on Tuesday night.

Last time the Connecticut Sun played in Boston, Stephanie White led them to victory. On Tuesday, she returns as coach of the Indiana Fever.

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

If the Connecticut Sun don’t want pressure to move to Boston, they might want to stop playing games at TD Garden. New England’s only WNBA team played its second annual game in the Massachusetts capital on Tuesday night in front of an energetic sold-out crowd.

What's clear is that Providence would face stiff competition from Boston, where the Connecticut Sun already have an established audience.

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,