No. 5 LSU took on No. 2 South Carolina in a women’s college basketball heavyweight battle last Friday. The Gamecocks handed the Tigers their first loss of the year 66-56, but the result is not what made headlines over the weekend.
South Carolina’s in-arena DJ played a song by Tigers’ star Flau’jae Johnson’s late father, embroiling these heated rivals in controversy yet again.
Last season, benches cleared in the SEC championship games, as these teams scuffled with two minutes left to play, leading to several ejections. While nothing physical occurred during the most recent incident, the drama surrounding Friday’s matchup will certainly come up if these teams meet again.
Here’s what to know about the Johnson-South Carolina DJ controversy.
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Flau’jae Johnson-South Carolina DJ controversy, explained
A day after South Carolina’s victory over LSU, Johnson called out South Carolina and its in-arena DJ for playing the song “Cut Friends” by her late father, rapper Camoflauge, which she felt was inappropriate.
“I’ll take my L on the chin, but this [is] just nasty behavior. [Nothing] funny bout that,” Johnson posted.
I’ll take my L on the chin, but this…
