Mississippi women's basketball player Chandler Platter was the target of online rage after getting caught up in a play that caused USC star Juju Watkins' season-ending injury on Monday night.
Platter, a graduate student in her first season with the Bulldogs, appeared to have disabled several comments sections of her Instagram posts after facing an influx of hateful messages following the devastating injuries sustained by Watkins, a broken injury earlier in the second round of the match.
Mississippi women's basketball player Chandler Platter has been the target of online rage after getting caught up in a play that caused USC star Juju Watkins's season-ending injury. (AP Photo/Jesse Arche)
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According to Clarion-Ledger, some of the comments directed at Prater included calling her a “dirty” player.
“Learn how to foul players and play sports without getting injured,” one post read.
“Stained like hell,” another read. “Stop playing basketball, you're so– do you need to foul like that?”
Platter, a graduate student in her first season with the Bulldogs, appeared to have disabled several comments sections of her Instagram posts after facing an influx of hateful messages following the devastating injuries Watkins suffered. (Kylie Graham Usa is today's sports)
USC's Juju Watkins suffers a catastrophic knee injury in the madness game in March
Watkins was driving around the court when two defenders, including Plater, crowded her. She planted her right foot below, her knees bent awkwardly. Watkins felt a quick pain while grabbing his right knee to the ground.
She was eventually transported from court.
USC said Watkins will undergo rehabilitation after undergoing surgery, but did not clarify the nature of her injuries.
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Mississippi was on the receiving end of crowd reactions after Watkins' injury. Even the school cheering squad was booed during a halftime performance.
Mississippi Bulldog Chandler Plater #5 will promote USC Trojan Kennedysmith #11 in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament, held in Los Angeles, California on March 24, 2025. (NCAA photo via John W. McDonough/Getty Images)
“They're going to stand behind their home team. They're going to go hard for Juju,” said MSU guard Jakaira Jordan. “I could do nothing but respect them.”
USC moved to the Sweet 16, which will be playing Kansas State on Friday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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