JuJu Watkins’ Injury + Takeaways from Early Rounds of the NCAA Tournament

No Offseason
•March 25th, 2025
DESCRIPTION
USC superstar JuJu Watkins’ sustains a season-ending knee injury in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament. Zena talks to Sabreena Merchant, who was in the building when Watkins went down in last night’s second-round USC / Mississippi State game. She takes us inside the moment, and spins forward what this could mean for USC and the tournament in general. Then, Ben and Chantel join Zena to break down what they saw in the first and second rounds – the best match-ups, the most impactful players, and the teams that got off to some shaky starts.
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - The moment JuJu went down
11:05 - How the team banded together without JuJu
16:00 - What’s USC’s tournament trajectory?
21:29 - Takeaways from the weekend
30:38 - Stand out performances
33:58 - Which team looked the shakiest so far?
38:19 - Teams that responded to their issues
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