USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb says the sympathy for Watkins, who suffered a torn ACL early in the Trojans’ second-round NCAA Tournament win, “speaks mostly to JuJu and who she is.”

USC women's basketball star JuJu Watkins send out a heartfelt message to her Trojans teammates and the fans after the team's Elite 8 loss to UConn.

Players and coaches like Dawn Staley and Paige Bueckers reached out to JuJu Watkins after her season-ending knee injury in March Madness.