serena young blocked a shot of juju watkins' her freshman year, starting a rivalry that would span the rest of her high school career. serena and juju have learned to hate each other, and pour their hearts into beating each other each time the opposing team appears on their schedule. but what will happen when they both commit to usc and find that their hatred may be made up of something other than enmity?

ri·val·ry /ˈrīvəlrē/ noun competition for the same objective or superiority in the same field. IN WHICH a heated rivalry turns into something more when star basketball players Melody Taylor and Juju Watkins are forced to work together as co-captains. "You drive me insane, you know that?" "Yeah? Well, you drive me crazy. So what are we gonna do about it?"

𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝗰𝗹𝗮. quiet, overlooked, always playing like she's got something to prove. 𝗷𝘂𝗷𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗸𝗶𝗻𝘀? she's her. 𝘂𝘀𝗰'𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿. calm, calculated, already a legend in the making. when ashley's team gets matched up against usc, everything shifts. it's not just about basketball anymore. it's the way juju looks at her across the court. it's the tension, thick enough to choke on. it's the fear of being forgotten and the terrifying feeling of finally being seen. in a world of highlights and expectations, ashley's just trying to keep it together. but how do you hold your ground when the girl you're supposed to beat keeps taking your breath away?

Juju Watkins and Drea James have always been THAT duo-best friends with undeniable chemistry on and off the court. From the moment they met, sparks flew-though neither of them could tell if it was admiration, competition, or something deeper.

"You're impossible to work with. I can't stand you." "And yet you're still here, why is that?" _________________________________________ When Addison Blake gets dragged into a fake relationship with Juju Watkins in order to save a sponsorship deal, she could never have anticipated how complicated things would become. If it wasn't bad enough that they hated each other's guts, the situation only worsens when Juju's teammate takes an interest in Addison... A Wattpad original.

I can love you better than she cannnnn

Gali Smith came to Los Angeles with a dream, to play for the UConn huskies . She didn't quite prepare herself for meeting Juju Watkins along the way .

Italy Adrian, USC's most sought-after hairstylist, has spent years despising Juju Watkins, the school's basketball star, after a bad high school run-in left a sour taste in her mouth-but when their paths start crossing more often, old misconceptions turn into undeniable tension, forcing them to question if their hate is really something else entirely.

Reese Whittaker and JuJu Watkins swear they're just best friends, but if that's true, then best friends cuddle a lot, stare at each other too much, and get way too jealous over random people. Everyone knows they're in love-except for them, because denial is a hell of a drug. [juju watkins x fem oc]