Flau'jae Johnson shared her feelings about the youngest member of her family on Saturday. The junior guard has one older brother, Trayron Milton, and three younger brothers: Nixon, Aydin and Aythan.
The youngest of all, Aythan, was born in May and turned eight months old recently. Johnson's mother, Kia Brooks, and stepfather, Ameen Brooks, celebrated the milestone with a post on Instagram. Several pictures included Aythan kneeling in front of his age carved into the snow-covered ground. Other photos showcased his parents and brothers posing with him.
Flau'jae Johnson, whose On3 NIL valuation is $1.5 million, reacted to the photos with a series of red heart emojis.
"❤️❤️❤️," she commented.
Check out the post below:
Johnson is playing her third year with the LSU Tigers. After the 2023 national championship win, the team exited the title race in the Elite Eight round last season. Flau'jae Johnson assisted Angel Reece in the previous year's successful run. This season, she is taking the lead, along with senior Aneesah Morrow.
Johnson has expressed a deep desire to lead the team to another title. In an interview with Sports Illustrated, she said:
"I really wanna win the national championship. I felt it before but I wanna lead my team to win. Like I feel like if I don't win another championship, it's gonna be a failure for me. I like to just shoot for the moon and work really hard and try to see where I land."
Flau'jae Johnson named to Wooden Award watch list
Flau'jae Johnson is averaging 19.7 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals. She is leading the Tigers on an undefeated 18-0 run.
Adding more excitement to her season, Johnson was named to the 25-player Wooden Award mid-season watch list. Her LSU teammate Aneesah Morrow is also featured on the list, along with Paige Bueckers, JuJu Watkins and more.
During the SEC Media Day appearance in October, Morrow said she would be maintaining the healthy competition with Johnson after they were named to the preseason SEC Player of the Year list.
"I would say just the media honors for me, just trying to stay motivated with my team," Morrow said. "Me and Flau'jae gonna challenge each other every day like we did last year with steals and just on the floor. So, just continuing to challenge each other and work hard."
Johnson and the Tigers hope to extend their undefeated run when they face Vanderbilt on Monday.
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