JuJu Watkins knee injury: Social media reacts to injury of USC women's basketball star
USC women's basketball experienced a worst-case scenario Monday during the Trojans' second-round game vs. Mississippi State in the women's NCAA Tournament.
Star sophomore guard JuJu Watkins, on the short list for the best player in all of women's college basketball, went down with an apparent knee injury on a fast break in the first quarter. She was bumped by a Mississippi State defender en route down the floor and immediately crumpled to the court, grimacing in pain as she clutched her right knee.
After she was tended to by USC trainers for several moments, she was picked up off the court and carried into the tunnel opposite the Trojans' locker room.
JuJu Watkins was carried off the court and taken to the locker room after suffering an injury on this play. pic.twitter.com/zFgm8PkVnu
— ESPN (@espn) March 25, 2025
Considering her standing in the sport of women's basketball — she is one of the sport's best players and one of its brightest stars, at a time it is rising rapidly in popularity — her exit from the game naturally elicited an outpouring of responses from across the sports world.
Here is a look at some of the more notable responses to Watkins' injury:
JuJu Watkins injury: Social media reacts
Praying for good news and good health for JuJu Watkins🙏🏽
— Ros Gold-Onwude (@ROSGO21) March 25, 2025
Absolutely sick and gutted for JuJu.
— Bri Lewerke (@brilewerke) March 25, 2025
Prayers up🙏🏽🙏🏽
— Aliyah A. Boston (@aa_boston) March 25, 2025
Prayers for Juju! 🥺🙏🏽
— Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) March 25, 2025
Sending good vibes to JuJu Watkins ❤️
— Big Ten Women's Basketball (@B1Gwbball) March 25, 2025
I pray juju okay 🙏 hate to see it
— Flaujae 4️⃣ (@Flaujae) March 25, 2025
Hoping this JuJu Watkins injury is not serious, this is the full speed live cam pic.twitter.com/hyAfmUuM4z
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) March 25, 2025
Juju Watkins 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
— James Fortune (@MrJamesFortune) March 25, 2025
Juju Watkins just got carried of the court in obvious pain.
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 25, 2025
Awful.
Really, really praying Juju Watkins is okay.
— Talia Goodman (@TaliaGoodmanWBB) March 25, 2025
pic.twitter.com/5yjF8cSIBg
Juju Watkins 😪 pic.twitter.com/QyQgamwHTk
— Shabazz 💫 (@ShowCaseShabazz) March 25, 2025
Really hoping this JuJu Watkins injury isn't as bad as it looks. Whole crowd is stunned. Her teammates look lost. She was on a fast break and it just looked like something bad happened. Love this sport. Hate to see these moments.
— Myron Medcalf (@MedcalfByESPN) March 25, 2025
HEAL JUJU
— Flea (@flea333) March 25, 2025
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: JuJu Watkins injury update: Social media reacts to USC star's hurt knee
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