USC Trojans women's basketball JuJu Watkins's devastating knee injury led to a one-word reaction from WNBA and college basketball legend Sue Bird.
The college basketball world was in shock when USC Trojans women’s basketball star JuJu Watkins suffered a season-ending knee injury during the team’s March Madness game against Mississippi State earlier this week. Sue Bird, a WNBA and college basketball legend in her own right, was also astonished.
My initial thought was like, f---,' she said on the 'A Touch More' podcast with Megan Rapinoe. 'F--- for women’s basketball, f--- for the tournament and then f--- for JuJu. Because now, you know, this marks a long rehab, this marks a test mentally and physically. 'But it is not the end of anything. It’s just the end of this particular run and JuJu will be fine. She’ll be back on the court. Yes, it’s a difficult rehab.
reported that Watkins tore her ACL when she went down on the floor. Watkins has been one of the most prolific scorers in college basketball since she entered the collegiate ranks last season. She was the nation’s second-leading scorer this season, averaging 24.6 points, 7 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
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