The University of South Carolina Athletics said Sunday it suspended the DJ who played a song to troll the LSU Tigers women’s basketball team and its star Flau’jae Johnson after the Gamecocks won their pivotal match.
Friday night, No. 2 South Carolina cruised past No. 5, 66-56. The Gamecocks’ victory ended the Tigers’ undefeated streak to start the season.
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LSU head coach Kim Mulkey talks to guard Flau’jae Johnson during the game against South Carolina in Columbia, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
South Carolina’s official DJ, DJ To, played the instrumental version of Camoflauge’s “Cut Friends.” Camoflauge was shot and killed in Savannah, Georgia, outside Purebred Records while walking his son. He is Flau’jae Johnson’s father and the shooting happened six months before he was born, according to NOLA.com.
DJ to jazz up someone’s post of the song on Instagram and wrote “My Bad” with a shouting emoji.
Flau’jae is a rapper in his own right and has dedicated his career to his late father. She called the DJ on X.
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LSU guard Flau’jae Johnson goes up to shoot a jumper over Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)
“I’ll take my L on the chin, but this behavior is just mean. Nun funny about that,” Johnson wrote on Saturday.
South Carolina later addressed the incident.
“We are addressing the inappropriate song selection in Friday night’s game and the subsequent Instagram post by the DJ who is hired to work our women’s basketball games,” the school said. “His actions were understandably upsetting to Flau’jae Johnson and his family and disrespectful to the LSU program and fans. Conference rivalries and passionate fan bases should only serve to improve sports, not be used to personally target individual players.
LSU guard Flau’jae Johnson drives past Florida guard Me’arah O’Neal on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Gainesville, Florida. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)
“We regret that this came to our venue after a game that saw both teams capture the level of national attention that women’s basketball has earned and we apologize to Flau’jae, her family and from LSU.
“As a result of her actions, DJ will be suspended for the next women’s basketball game, and we will meet with her to provide further investigation into our expectations for her future.”
