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On the Rise_ Juju Watkins - Season 2 Episode 2 - Rivalries
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00:00In the county jail.
00:05I think we have a mix of some kids, some adults.
00:10This is from, what's her name?
00:12Her name is Anne.
00:14I love her J's are so cute.
00:18Oh my God.
00:20Dear Ms. Watkins, I like to play baddies on Roblox.
00:24I'm sorry about your leg, but she will get better and better than ever.
00:28I can't wait to see you play again soon.
00:31I want to be just like you.
00:33I love like letters from little kids.
00:35It's just so heartwarming.
00:45LA is just, it's, I just love it.
00:49And, you know, I'm born and raised here.
00:51So it just, it means so much to do what I do here because of the love that I get
00:57and the people that I'm able to, to reach out to or inspire in any way possible.
01:01I wish it.
01:02Of course, sweetheart.
01:04That's one of my biggest motivators is just being able to give back to my community.
01:10Thank you guys.
01:10The Goodyear event, we give gifts to, to my community and just spread that holiday cheer.
01:20A lot of local schools showed up in different teams.
01:25And it's kind of wild.
01:26It's a big one.
01:27You see somebody on TV playing and then you're able to see them oppression.
01:31Like, that's just crazy to me.
01:35It's like, her moves, I get it.
01:37It's like, I don't know.
01:40She inspired me to play basketball.
01:43I want to be a basketball player.
01:48I mean, I would just tell the kids, keep believing in yourself.
01:51That's all I could say because I was once that kid.
01:53So, keep believing in yourself and take that confidence with you, no matter how old you are.
02:03It went really good.
02:05So, yeah, I was just grateful for everybody that came out.
02:09And it was a good turnout.
02:23After the Notre Dame game, that was kind of a turning point for us.
02:32It was a really tough loss.
02:33It was like, okay, we need to be more intentional about the team we want to be and really lock in.
02:40I think we won like six games after that, so.
02:42Take pride in knowing that when we hit a tough point, no one blamed anyone.
02:59We just got better.
02:59So, take pride in saying now we are better with a chance to just go out and show it.
03:05Our response to Notre Dame allowed us to continue getting better as a team.
03:09And it made the week practicing for UConn really a great week of practice.
03:14I think our players salivated about the opportunity to play another team, another top five team,
03:20because we knew we were about to face something that it's hard to simulate until you're in it.
03:24So, you better practice like you're ready to be in it.
03:26Woo!
03:39See, don't hold your seal, don't leave it still over your head.
03:51Don't give up your dribble initially.
03:54Yeah.
03:54So, you want to catch it and look.
03:56Size them up.
03:56Size them up.
03:57Let this action happen.
03:58They start moving things.
03:59We have to be the team that holds the rope and holds the rope and stays together and competes, competes, competes, no matter what's going on.
04:07I would be lying if I said that I didn't have extra motivation going into it, just because of the history we had based on last year.
04:17UConn knocks out a number one seed to head back to the final four.
04:26Last year, UConn sent us home in the Elite Eight.
04:31You know, it was heartbreaking.
04:34It sent me home with a lot to think about.
04:37And, yeah, fast forward now, we're about to play them again.
04:40You know, are we going to continue to lose or change?
05:04We got Michael Jordan, we got Vince Carter, Pete Meredith.
05:07We are at the Basketball Hall of Fame, and this is my second time being here.
05:11I came here back in high school.
05:13I don't know why we're here.
05:15I really don't.
05:16That's why we're here to show you your jersey.
05:21This is nice.
05:22Oh, my God.
05:23This is so cool.
05:24It's because I scored 51 points at Stanford.
05:27Wow.
05:27That's hard.
05:29Yeah.
05:29All right.
05:31Where's Kiki at?
05:31Kiki?
05:32You can win Kiki.
05:34Oh, Kiki.
05:35Kiki, you ever do this to you?
05:37Kiki.
05:38Oh, my goodness.
05:47Wow.
05:48Y'all didn't even wear this color.
05:49You wore black.
05:50We did wear black.
05:56It's crazy.
05:59It's crazy to know that, you know, my stuff is in the same vicinity as literally the go-to
06:04basketball, so.
06:09Well, look, ladies, you got a big game against the Huskies.
06:11You know how I feel about wishing people luck.
06:14I don't believe in luck.
06:16So, so bring back that dub and fight on.
06:20Fight on!
06:21Just know that greatness is something that's achieved every single day.
06:26Be great.
06:27Fight on.
06:27Fight on.
06:28To know that we have the support of our legends at SC.
06:32It was just some good motivation going into the UConn game.
06:36Guys, we have a game tomorrow.
06:38That's what I'm saying.
06:38Can we, like, get up our legs?
06:39This is a hell of an opportunity.
06:49We belong here.
06:50We want this.
06:51Go out and have some fun.
06:52Stay connected.
06:53Stay tight.
06:54And play USC basketball the way you want everyone to see it and feel it.
06:58Okay?
06:58Let's go.
07:01UConn has the big three, right?
07:03Paige, AZ, and Sarah.
07:05And when they're all healthy, it's, it's, ooh.
07:09Jump time, baby!
07:11This is one of the most highly anticipated matchups of the college basketball season.
07:18The bloodlines run deep.
07:19The storylines are plentiful.
07:23These teams have been waiting on this for the entirety of the season.
07:26That atmosphere at UConn was unreal.
07:40It was, like, a whiteout and sold out and 18,000 people and everyone's going crazy.
07:46And we came out and we threw the first punches.
07:50And off we go.
07:51Where do your eyes go early in this game?
07:53What do you watch?
07:54Well, I think, obviously, we're talking about Paige and Juju.
07:58It was Juju over Paige to knock it down.
08:02I got you!
08:06Juju Watkins there getting a hand in and then leading the run out of the score.
08:12That's 94 feet of Juju Watkins.
08:15They just have a stacked team and arguably one of the best coaches of all time.
08:35And at the end of half number one, it's all frozen.
08:40You can never take your foot off the gas.
08:42You're going up against a lot.
08:44The vibes were unmatched.
08:45The crowd was going crazy.
08:49And you see UConn now settling in after USC had a hot start.
08:53And a big part of that comes from the patience of Beckers.
08:56And the pressure is starting to leave out.
09:21Beckers, yes!
09:24Just like that!
09:25That's a 10-0 run in 100 seconds!
09:32Juju on the crossover into the lane wants to finish and does!
09:36Back and forth we go.
09:38It's table tennis in Hartford.
09:40We can't overreact, okay?
09:42Let's be clear.
09:43We got this.
09:44We got this.
09:46Wow!
09:46Well, they won't give up.
09:49Down to 10.
09:50Now it's got to be a 3, probably.
09:53Beckers for strong.
09:54Hartford, no goal for the foul!
09:58Three free throws for the freshman on the foul by Watkins.
10:10Her biggest moment thus far.
10:12I mean, UConn, they're the seventh competitor.
10:31So, you know, we knew we had to get the dub.
10:35I mean, coming off of last year, this was really important for me.
10:37So, you know, I gave it my all.
10:39This team gave it their all.
10:40You know, we fought to the end.
10:42So, yeah.
10:43Yes, sir!
10:44Okay, let me just say this.
11:00I was just going to say, for me personally, to win in this building and a win over UConn,
11:08I'm just going to tell you, like, to me, this has been basketball excellence for my entire high school on.
11:15That's what I saw.
11:16When we lost to Notre Dame, I said, everyone's going to be in everyone's ear.
11:20Did we disappoint people?
11:21Are we not where we're supposed to be and all that?
11:22And I said, you guys stick with us and let's just get better and we'll get other chances.
11:26And I really am so proud of each and every one of you.
11:29I really am.
11:30And getting that win gave us some confidence that we could be the team that wins a championship
11:35and we could be a winning team.
11:38It feels great to get the dub always.
11:41I think it hit a little different knowing the history of last year and how they sent us home.
11:46So, it was just great to see everybody that came out.
11:50I mean, I don't think I've ever played in front of so many people.
11:54So, just to see my family here, all the SC fans, it meant the world.
12:00So, here in Malibu, the Palisades fire continues to spread.
12:07Two more fires igniting overnight, spreading to Pasadena.
12:12It was just so chaotic.
12:17My siblings had to evacuate our house.
12:19So, it was just crazy.
12:21A lot going on.
12:22The only thing that we knew to do was to serve, to help our fellow neighbor.
12:30My first thought, other than, like, making sure everybody I knew was okay, was, how could I help?
12:38One deodorant.
12:39Or two deodorant.
12:41This is, this just got real messy.
12:43So, we're not putting this in the bag.
12:46Her grandfather has the WOCAC, and, you know, she grew up, like, working for the foundation.
12:52You become, like, a product of what you see.
12:55She loves to give back.
12:56I didn't want the moment to pass without sharing with you about the irony of this, that Watts has been through two of the worst fires in American history.
13:06The beautiful thing about what you're doing here is to be from Watts and still willing to help somebody in another place that's been through fire.
13:15Talks about, you know, the spirit of the community.
13:18Mm-hmm.
13:18And, and for me, that's real important, and so I'm happy you did this, and thanks for choosing us to come and do it through.
13:25Of course.
13:26Love you.
13:27Love you, too.
13:30Watts Labor Community Action Committee is really just a foundation for everything in regards to how we, you know, uplift our community and just family values within the Watkins family.
13:41A little bit.
13:42That's all you got to do.
13:43Just rest a little bit.
13:44Victory.
13:45We're about to go to the Promise Foundation, where they're helping a lot of people who are affected by the fires here in California, so.
13:56I teamed up with all my partners to give away around, like, 600 items.
14:02I partnered with Nike and Degree and Miel, so a lot of hair care products, deodorant, shirts, and backpacks and socks, so as much as I can hope.
14:15Man, I, I just feel like no matter how busy I am, anytime I get the opportunity to do something like this, it's always been instilled in me to, to just do the best that I can, um, on and off the court.
14:26It's really the least I could do.
14:27The foundation of giving back came from my father and my mother, as well as my grandfather, Ted Watkins, so it was always instilled in us.
14:40The way that she deals with her friends, the way that she deals in the community, the way that she deals in life, like, following those principles every day, it's a beautiful thing.
14:55That heart cut.
14:57Rest back.
14:57Follow through.
14:59Nice.
15:00Follow through.
15:02There it is.
15:03My dad's my first trainer.
15:08He's just always, like, giving me that reinforcement of, like, okay, you know what's wrong with your shot, like, you know, move your elbow.
15:15Like, he's, he's very, like, detailed when it comes to shooting, and we're in the gym, like, every night.
15:20She works really hard.
15:23She does a lot.
15:24We always getting shots up.
15:26She's always training.
15:27She's always going above and beyond all the time.
15:30That's why whenever she calls me, sometimes she'll be like, Dad, it's, it's like 10.30.
15:33Hey, can we get in the gym?
15:34I'm like, yeah, of course.
15:36Let's go.
15:37Stand that follow through.
15:39Yes.
15:39Beautiful.
15:41Keep going.
15:42Same vibe.
15:44Mm-hmm.
15:45And the floor.
15:46Okay.
15:50One motion, two in, two out.
15:56Sit, elbow in.
15:58Using fingertips.
16:00Them legs.
16:01Nice.
16:04Mm-hmm.
16:05Hands open, no closing.
16:08We got to go above and beyond for our kids, because you never really know, right?
16:12You give them the resources, you give them the tools, and just, you know, do it as much as you can do to help your kids thrive and succeed at the highest level.
16:21And being from L.A., that's all we know, right?
16:23You got to show up.
16:25It's prime time.
16:34UCLA and USC's rivalry is one of the best in college sports.
16:38There was a lot on the line.
16:42It's our crosstown rival.
16:43They're the number one team in the country.
16:45They hadn't lost all year.
16:46And today, it just happens to be a number six, number one matchup.
16:53There's a reason why all eyes are on the stars who happen to be in Southern California tonight.
16:59Long-time foes getting set to face off.
17:01There's a lot of L.A. people born and raised on all teams.
17:17It definitely motivates me.
17:19I do feel a little nervous just knowing that a lot's on the line.
17:25Here we go.
17:25The battle of L.A. officially underway.
17:28The home team gets the ball first.
17:31You put in that blender hole.
17:32Don't lose you.
17:33Pat them down before you win.
17:34High the three-point line.
17:36You can count.
17:36Juju on a roll early.
17:43She is already in the double figures and outscoring the balloons herself.
17:47Ronald often gets it off to the top.
17:50Gang time.
17:52Off to that board.
17:54Yeah, gang time.
17:56Just how they drew it up, huh?
17:58Yeah.
17:58Both of these teams are elite defensively.
18:05Uh-oh.
18:07Yeah.
18:08Juju Watkins.
18:09Gang time.
18:09Keep getting them up.
18:11Gang time.
18:13Jones with the pull-up.
18:14They go back to Watkins.
18:15Gang time.
18:17She's getting everything in the bag.
18:20Gang time.
18:22At the end of the first half.
18:24Six threes and 25 points for Juju Watkins.
18:30It's like a flow state.
18:31Like, you're not thinking about anything.
18:33You're just playing, letting your body kind of take over, not overthinking things.
18:40So, yeah, that's when I play my best basketball.
18:45Third quarter underway.
18:47Oh, wow.
18:49Deep catch.
18:50Shed won opportunity for Lauren Bess.
18:52She's fired up.
18:54Through the booze.
18:55Scores anyway.
18:56That's a tough break for USC.
18:58So, UCLA outscores USC 17 to 9 in that third quarter.
19:09Rice took it off on top.
19:11Yeah, I know.
19:12Got to walk in.
19:14On the defensive side, she was pesky.
19:17She was like, you're not gonna, you're not gonna score on my court.
19:19Take it away by Watkins.
19:30How does she handle the situation?
19:32Not too good!
19:44USC turning things up right now.
19:46They are so good in transition.
19:48Juju Watkins up ahead to Kiki Eria fans.
19:52And then Watkins is having no let up here.
19:57And USC, next on UCLA, the Bruins' first loss of the season comes in the Battle of LA.
20:07I'm not sure that there could be a more dominant game.
20:14Like, your crosstown rival, number one in the country, undefeated, dominated, on both sides of the ball.
20:23Unbelievable.
20:24I watched those highlights over and over again.
20:26It was maybe the singular best individual performance with those type of stakes in that type of moment that I've ever seen.
20:42Just the factor of knowing that you can knock off an undefeated number one team, carrying that confidence through the rest of the season.
20:49If you can beat an undefeated team, you can do anything, right?
20:55Um, what motivates you, like, every day?
20:59What motivates me every day?
21:01Um, probably, these are deep.
21:05Um, I think it's just wanting to get better every day.
21:12Just become a better version of yourself.
21:14I think that, that keeps me up at night and wakes me up in the morning, so.
21:19With the fires, it's been hard on everyone.
21:21So to be able to play beautiful basketball for 40 minutes, it's bigger than basketball when, when, um, you know, when you can do that for people who need that.
21:35And, um, you know, when you're in the middle of the game, you can do that for people who need that.
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