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.

Massachusetts Governor and former Harvard basketball player Maura Healey tiptoed around the idea of poaching the Sun, when she declared Tuesday WNBA Day in Massachusetts. But, in her official proclamation, she called for the league to put a franchise in Boston. It read:

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

Today, the Connecticut Sun announced that its game against the Indiana Fever on July 15 at 8:00PM EST has officially sold out. This game will be the second-ever WNBA game to be held at TD Garden, after the Sun defeated the Los Angeles Sparks at TD Garden on August 20,

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

The Connecticut Sun host the Indiana Fever Tuesday night at TD Garden for the second-ever WNBA game in Boston.