LOS ANGELES — The celebrities were out at the Galen Center as USC hosted its undefeated crosstown rival UCLA in a top-10 showdown. Vanessa and Natalia Bryant were in attendance, as were Flea, Issa Rae, Kevin Hart, and Los Angeles Sparks Kelsey Plum and Dearica Hamby. Not to mention actor Sanaa Lathan, who JuJu Watkins personally shouted out postgame for her iconic role as a Trojans basketball star in “Love and Basketball.”
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No matter how many icons dotted the sidelines, it was Watkins who was the star. The best and brightest in Los Angeles came to see her put on a show, and Watkins delivered.
“It’s really a dream come true,”
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