The world of university basketball was in shock when the USC female basketball star Juju Watkins suffered a knee injury at the end of the season during the team’s madness match against the state of Mississippi earlier this week.
Sue Bird, a legend of WNBA and full university basketball, was also amazed.
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The USC Trojans goalkeeper Juju Watkins, n ° 12, grabs his knee after falling on the ground during the first quarter of the NCAA tournament against the Bulldogs of the Mississippi State at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on March 24, 2025. (Robert Hanashiro-Imagn images)
“My initial thought was like, F —“, she said on the Podcast “A Touch More” with Megan Rapinoe. “F — For women’s basketball, F — For the tournament then F — For Juju. Because now, you know, it marks a long rehabilitation, it marks a mentally and physically test.
“But this is not the end of anything. It is just the end of this particular race and Juju will be back on the field. Yes, it is a difficult rehabilitation. But I know that when I torn my LCA, it changed my life, it changed my career, it changed the trajectory to the way.”
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The USC Trojans Guardian, Juju Watkins, n ° 12, during pre-match warstlands before a NCAA tournament in the second round against the Bulldogs of the Mississippi State at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on March 24, 2025. (Robert Hanashiro-Imagn images)
Bird said that she understood that a torn ACL “feels like a death sentence”, but she maintained that this was not the case. He will bite for the moment because of the “incredible race” that Watkins was on, she said.
ESPN reported that Watkins had torn her ACL when she went down to the ground.
Watkins has been one of the most prolific markers of university basketball since she entered the college ranks last season. She was the country’s second marker this season, with an average of 24.6 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
The USC Trojans Guardian, Rian Forestier, n ° 4, and the USC Trojans goalkeeper, Juju Watkins, n ° 12, during pre-match warstlands before a NCAA tournament tournament in the second round against the Bulldogs of the state of Mississippi at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on March 24, 2025. (Robert Hanashiro-Imagn images)
The USC is back in Sweet 16 for the second consecutive year.
