JuJu Watkins, USC's star guard, will not participate further in the NCAA tournament after suffering a torn ACL in her right knee during the second round against Mississippi State. Five minutes into the game, a collision with a Mississippi State player led to her injury, prompting a dramatic response from the shocked USC crowd. The incident not only affected the game but also sparked tensions between the teams. USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb praised Watkins' impact on the team and the city's spirit, noting their continuous growth as a top-seeded program.
Watkins was carried off the floor by trainers just five minutes into Monday night's game. To fans of Watkins, the sequence before the injury might have looked familiar.
The energy of that crowd and how sort of angry they were with the other team and how much fired up they were for our team is so much about what JuJu has given to this arena.
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