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’ victory in their pivotal matchup.
No. 2 South Carolina topped the no. 5 LSU, 66-56, Friday night. The Gamecocks’ win ended the Tigers’ undefeated streak to start the season.
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LSU head coach Kim Mulkey talks with 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 of Pure Pain Records while walking with his son. He is the father of Flau’jae Johnson, and the shooting happened six months before she was born, according to NOLA.com.
DJ TO reshared someone’s post about the song on Instagram, writing “My bad” with a crying laughing emoji.
A rapper in his own right, Flau’jae has dedicated his career to his late father. She called the DJ that 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, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Forest)
“I take my L on the chin but it’s just bad behavior. Nunn fun with it,” Johnson wrote on Saturday.
South Carolina then addressed the incident.
“We are addressing Friday night’s inappropriate in-game song choice and subsequent Instagram post by the DJ hired to work our women’s basketball games,” the school said. “Her actions were understandably upsetting to Flau’jae Johnson and her 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 target individual players personally.
LSU guard Flau’jae Johnson shoots past Florida guard Me’Arah O’Neal on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Gainesville, Florida. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)
“We regret that it came to this at our venue after a game in which both teams captured the level of national attention that women’s basketball has achieved, and we apologize to Flau’jae, her family and LSU.
“As a result of her actions, DJ TO will be suspended for the next women’s basketball home game and we will meet with her to provide further education about our expectations for her in the future.”
