The Trojans can still be a capable team without Watkins, but will unquestionably be a very different and less explosive one.

USC women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb isn’t in unfamiliar territory. Two days before the Trojans’ 96-59 win over Mississippi State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Gottlieb was under fire for a controversial decision she made regarding star guard JuJu Watkins.

Southern California standout forward JuJu Watkins will miss the remainder of the NCAA Tournament after hurting her right knee in the top-seeded Trojans' second-round victory on Monday. According to a statement from the basketball program,