""fully focus on continuing to recover so I can come back to the game I love." "The last few months have been filled with a lot of healing, rest and reflection," "Recovering from this injury hasn't been easy, and I want to say thank you - your love, support and kind words have truly lifted me up during one of the most challenging times in my life.""
""There's going to be a lot of differences from person to person in that recovery process," "There's nothing wrong even with a 12-month recovery. I want to be very explicit about that. There are many people who it takes 12 months.""
JuJu Watkins will miss the 2025-26 season to recover from a torn ACL sustained during the NCAA tournament in March. She plans to use the season to fully focus on recovery and return to the game. Watkins spent months in healing, rest and reflection after her knee buckled on a breakaway in the second round, an injury that halted USC's postseason run before an Elite Eight loss to Connecticut. Orthopedic surgeons advised a 12-month-plus recovery timeline, making a March 2026 return unlikely. Freshman Jazzy Davidson is expected to help fill the roster void for USC.
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