Usc women's basketball Lindsey Gotlal, the coach, came to defend the Mississippi state player Chandler Pratler after she faced harsh criticism on the Internet because of her participation in the play that led to the injury of Jojo Watkens at the end of the season on Monday evening.
Speaking to the media on Friday, Gottlieb made it clear that she did not believe that the play PRRTER in the first half of the second round game resulted in it Watckens injury.
The Southern California goalkeeper is on the ground with the ball between the Mississippi State goalkeeper Inia Russell, the left, and the Chamler Barater goalkeeper, right, during the first half of the second round of the NCAA basketball championship on Monday, March 24, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
She said, “There was nothing that seemed to me that he had any intention to harm her … I mean, this is not the USC view at all.” Via ESPN. “It was a material game … no one deserves bullying online in any world, but it is certainly not a young woman in Chandler, who was trying to play, and unfortunately our player was exposed.”
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Braiter, a graduate student in her first season with Al -Balag, The disruption of the comments section of its latest Instagram's latest posts seemed after facing the flow of hateful messages. According to reports, some of the comments called by Bratr “dirty” player.
“Learn how to exercise without dirt and injure players.”
“Dirty like hell”, another reading. “He resigned from playing basketball, you also- you should imagine like this?”
Southern California goalkeeper Jojo Watskins (12) interacts on the ground after an injury during the first half against Mississippi in the second round of the basketball championship at NCAA College on Monday, March 24, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jessie Alcheh)
Chandler Pratler, of Mississippi, faces online criticism after the injury
Watskins were wounded quickly on the field. Baraner and another Mississippi player guarded her when she planted her right foot down, and her knee installed embarrassing. She immediately shined pain while she was seizing on the floor on her right knee, and she was eventually moved outside the field.
“We have really emotional fans, and there is a lot of love for Juju, and I understand that people who grieve and harm are harm, but no one in our camp feels that there was any kind of attack on it, and he will not support any kind of bullying via the Internet or such things,” via Gottlieb via Espn.
“She is a young man Play basketball, Also, I am sure that I do not want any part of the negative position that it turned out. “
Lindsey Gottalip, coach of the Southern California team, talks about Jojo Watkins during a press conference 16 of the basketball championship at NCAA College on Friday, March 28, 2025, in Spokan, Wash. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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Trojan horses without Watckens, which will undergo surgery and rehabilitation after the ACL tear. They face the number 5 seed Kansas State Saturday in Al -Helou 16.
“I think the prevailing feeling is that we can still do something together, and this is what Juju wants to do,” Gutliplab said of the team's mentality in the Women's Championship.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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