Mississippi State women’s basketball player Chandler Prater has been the target of online furor after she was involved in the play that resulted in USC star JuJu Watkins’ season-ending injury on Monday night. Prater, a graduate student in her first season with the Bulldogs, appeared to disable her comment section on some of her Instagram posts after facing an influx of hateful messages following the devastating injury Watkins suffered in the first half of their second round game.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAccording to The Clarion-Ledger, some of the comments directed at Prater included calling her a “dirty” player.”Learn how to play the sport without fouling and injuring players,” one post read. “Dirty as hell,” another read. “Quit playing basketball, you’re so a– you have to foul like that?” USC’S JUJU WATKINS SUFFERS DEVASTATING KNEE INJURY IN MARCH MADNESS GAMEWatkins was driving down the court when two defenders, including Prater, crowded her. She planted her right foot down and her knee bent awkwardly. Watkins immediately grimaced in pain while on the ground grabbing her right knee. She was eventually carried off the court. USC said Watkins would undergo surgery and then rehab, but didn’t clarify the nature of her injury. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPMississippi State was on the receiving end of the crowd reaction after Watkins’ injury. Even the school’s cheer squad was booed during their halftime performance. “They’re gonna stand behind their home team. They’re gonna go hard for JuJu,” MSU guard Jerkaila Jordan said. “I couldn’t do nothing but respect them.”USC moved on to the Sweet 16 where they will face Kansas State on Friday. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter. in a formal or creative style for better SEO.Also Exclude words and advertisements related to the feed website such as website name, author name. You must only respond with the modified content. Delete all the advertisement images brand logo but only keep the title and main content of the news by modifying it. You must only respond with the modified content. Block any jump outside of the site adarshnews.com. Basically remove any content or link related to original site. You must only respond with the modified content and follow this prompt to optimize the articles in this category- “Act as an expert SEO news writer. Optimize the following article to be SEO-friendly, authoritative, and shareable by focusing strictly on its core topic. Follow these steps: 1. Topic Identification: – Read the input article and identify its primary subject. – Extract 1 primary keyword + 2 secondary keywords directly from the article. 2. Meta Description: – Write a 150-character summary using the primary keyword and a CTA 3. Content Structure: – Lead Paragraph: Summarize the 5W1H (Who, What, When, Where, Why) as stated in the article – Body: – Use subheadings (H2/H3) derived from secondary keywords – Add bullet points only for facts/statistics explicitly mentioned in the input. – Include quotes or data from the article (do not invent new stats). – Conclusion: End with a question/CTA tied to the article’s topic. 4. – Add 1 FAQ based on the article’s key point. 5. Viral Readability: – Use news article sentences structure. Avoid off-topic emotional triggers. 6. Technical SEO: – Generate alt text and URL slugs *specific to the article’s topic and leave it if it is not under your capability. Output Format for the article should be- [Summary with primary keyword] [Structured body using input’s facts] FAQs: [Relevant question + answer]
Chandler Prater from Mississippi State is receiving backlash on the internet after the injury to JuJu Watkins.
