JuJu Watkins Makes Her Adoration of LeBron James Abundantly Clear
It didn't take long for USC Trojans women's basketball star JuJu Watkins to become a household name in not just women's college basketball, but in the entire basketball community.
As a freshman last season, Watkins put USC women's basketball back on the map, leading them to an Elite Eight matchup against Paige Bueckers and the UConn Huskies during the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
While Watkins and her team came up short in that game, she now has an elite supporting cast that should propel the Women of Troy to their best season in a long time.
Watkins is now deep in preparation for the start of the 2024-25 NCAA season. However, she still found the time to praise another Los Angeles basketball legend during a recent interview.
X user @MaskedInLA posted a video of Watkins being asked by CBS Sports reporter Ashley Nicole Moss, "Three seconds left in the game. You're down by one. Only one player can take the final shot. James Harden or LeBron James?"
"LeBron," Watkins responded with no hesitation.
"Okay. LeBron or Kawhi Leonard?" Moss then asked.
"LeBron," Watkins said while shaking her head, as if dissing the audacity of such an absurd ask.
"LeBron James or Kevin Durant?"
Watkins paused for a moment to ponder before saying, "LeBron."
"Really? Okay, we got a different one," Moss responded. "LeBron or Steph Curry?"
"LeBron," said Watkins.
"Okay, this last one is gonna get you. LeBron or Kobe Bryant?"
"Oh... Alright, I'm going to say, I'm just gonna say LeBron," said Watkins.
JuJu Watkins knows ball 🔥 pic.twitter.com/4AawBUEX0c
— 🎭 (@MaskedInLA) October 3, 2024
The general sentiment from fans is that Watkins got this one right; which is proven by LeBron boasting the best clutch shooting stats in league history.
— 🎭 (@MaskedInLA) October 3, 2024
Watkins surely made a lot of diehard LA basketball fans happy with this one — despite not showing Kobe love at the end.
Grant Young covers Women’s Basketball, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets for Sports Illustrated’s ‘On SI’ sites. He holds an MFA degree in creative writing from the University of San Francisco (USF), where he also graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and played on USF’s Division I baseball team for five years. However, he now prefers Angel Reese to Angels in the Outfield.