Tomorrow is a big day for Suni Lee so hope she's invited

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ESPN is under fire for not inviting several female athlete nominees

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

The issue is not Bueckers vs. Boston, it's that those with power on the media and sponsorship side have continued to lift up Bueckers while ignoring other talented players, many of whom are Black. Bueckers had NIL deals from the start that were widely covered while it took a championship for Boston to start garnering some deals. Hers are not as large and not covered as widely.

An ESPYs snub only furthers this problem. Bueckers was given a platform to speak to millions of viewers, while Boston was not. And if it was the case that the entire category was left at home, that furthers the problem large media outlets have of ignoring women's sports and not giving them a platform and chance to grow.

Boston's lack of an invite is not the only controversy the ESPYs have this summer.

"We are once again asking ESPN to invite Caprice Dydasco and all of the NWSL nominees to the ESPYs," the team wrote on Twitters.

Dydasco is one of four for Best NWSL player. She joins Washington Spirit forward Ashley Hatch and Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe as well as OL Reign midfielder Jess Fishlock. OL Reign stars Tobin Heath and Megan Rapinoe are listed as attending as is Angel City FC's Madison Hammond. Rapinoe will present.

Phoenix Mercury guard Diamond DeShields is up for "Best Comeback Athlete." Earlier this year she shared for the first time that she had spinal tumor surgery in 2020, while playing with the Chicago Sky, and went through a scary and painful recovery period. She won a WNBA championship with the Sky in 2021.

DeShields called out Google, a WNBA "Changemaker" and partner, for not listing her as a nominee on its search page. The other three nominees — all men — were listed in her screenshot.

Her Mercury teammate, Skylar Diggins-Smith, is listed as attending. She is one of four nominees for best WNBA player alongside Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx), Jonquel Jones (Connecticut Sun) and Candace Parker (Chicago Sky).

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Suni did not win but it was nice to be nominated non the less..