The Galen Center was roaring. USC Women’s Basketball was battling Mississippi in a crucial March Madness game. The stakes were high – a trip to the next round. The energy was palpable.
Then, it happened. Not even deep into the first quarter, Juju Watkins, y’all’s star point guard, was driving to the basket. She collided with a defender. The impact was audible. Juju went down hard, clutching her knee, her expression contorted in pain. Her teammates rushed to her side, forming a protective circle around her.
Your training kicked in. You signaled to the bench, grabbing your medical bag and sprinting onto the court. The crowd noise faded as you focused on Juju. Your priority was to assess the situation quickly and accurately. What was the extent of the injury? Could she put any weight on it? Was there any obvious deformity?