USC News: LeBron James Turns Fanboy After JuJu Watkins’ Brutal Ankle Break vs Washington Shatters Basketball World

JuJu Watkins is having a dream debut as freshman. Her court wizardry is not only making USC a triumphant team, but also making the greats of the game drool over her ball mavericks. Her latest performance has now caught the King’s attention.

Watkins was part of the USC women’s basketball team when they lately bagged a 70-62 win against the Cougars. As the team’s leading scorer, Watkins scored 29 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 blocks. Also, she shot with a field goal percentage of 37% including 28.6% 3-point shots and 87.5% of free throws. These stats earned her The Chosen One’s shoutout.

King Hails the Rising Star

Apart from JuJu Watkins’ staggering stats, her ankle-breaking shot towards the end of the game became the major highlight of the match. The shot came when the Cougars were putting pressure on Watkins toward the left wing. However, she shook it off and a Washington player fell while twisting her ankle. What followed was a remarkable 3-point shot.

The moment caught King LeBron James’ attention as he shared the snippet of the shot being made on his recent Instagram stories with the caption, “hahahaha !! @jujubballin.”

The post was shared on ESPN’s Instagram with the caption, “WHAT A BUCKET JUJU.”

This season JuJu has been averaging 26.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. Moreover, she has been shooting with a field goal percentage of 43.9%. “The Unites States’ No. 2 is one of the major reasons why USC is on the map and in conversation right now,” Carolyn Peck, the American TV sportscaster puts it.

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Now, with that being stated, let’s look at how the fans took it after witnessing JuJu’s magnificent 3-pointer.

“Curry couldn’t do this”: JuJu Watkins’ ice-cold shot dropped jaws

Fans can’t get enough of JuJu’s spectacular and pivotal 3-point shot in the last few minutes before the game ended. On seeing her impressive shooting skills, a fan commented, “And that’s gunna be a 3 point shot best call ever. Hire her for NBA finals stat.”

While another one said, “She so fire. Next wave of WNBA hoopers gonna revolutionize the business side of things, watch.”

Some fans flooded comment sections with some telling remarks: “Get her on the boys’ team.” Some other said, “Lowkey doing better than the men’s team, Usc girls shitting on the boys lol.” 

Making a comparison with Steph Curry, a fan wrote, “Curry couldn’t do this.”

Some fans commented on JuJu’s playmaking skills being better than Iowa’s Caitlin Clark saying, “She should be getting more attention than Caitlin because she’s been killing it on the court tbh.”

Her move giving Jenna Villa possibly a broken ankle caught the attention as fans said, “That snatchback was dope… got her moving one way and SIKE!!!,” and “Omg. She’s got the JuJuice!”

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