Brittney Griner Receives Technical Foul for Hostile Shove of Aliyah Boston

The Indiana Fever and Phoenix Mercury are locked in an intense WNBA game on Sunday.

And while a lot of this game's attention has been on Caitlin Clark and Diana Taurasi, another matchup has already been caused controversy.

This is the matchup between forwards Aliyah Boston and Brittney Griner.

And at one point during Sunday's game, Griner received a technical foul for Shoving Boston in what looked to be her face or neck area.

Boston appeared to be outraged after the foul was called. The game's refereed went to video replay to decide whether it was a technical foul. And after a few moments they decided that Griner did indeed deserve a technical for the vicious play.

Griner appeared to be extremely frustrated on the bench while the replay was ongoing.

It's unclear what prompted Griner to shove Boston with such ferocity. But the two has been jostling for position during consecutive possessions.

Let's see how Boston will respond to this aggressive act on Sunday.

Indiana Fever forward Aliyah Boston (7) reacts to a foul from the referee on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, during the game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. © Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK