"A tragedy beyond what most of us can even comprehend”: NCAA analyst's take on Flau'jae Johnson's late father amid South Carolina DJ controversy

The controversy surrounding Flau'jae Johnson and the South Carolina Gamecocks' DJ has sparked a lot of discussion in the basketball community. Johnson was upset about the in-house DJ playing her late father Camoflauge's music during the game, as she expressed on X.

"I’ll take my L on the chin, but this is just nasty behavior. Nun funny bout that," Flau'jae wrote.

The incident has garnered attention and led to an apology from the DJ, who claimed there was no intention to disrespect Flau'jae Johnson or her family.

Robin Lundberg, a college basketball analyst for Sports Illustrated, spoke about the situation on his YouTube channel on Sunday, highlighting the sensitive nature of the incident.

"Flau'jae was hurt by it clearly and upset by it, and you never want to see that for someone, especially someone who had such a tragedy," Lundberg said (4:39). "That is a tragedy beyond what most of us can even comprehend.

"Flau'jae, of course, has gone on to become a recording artist herself. I'm sure there was an inspiration there. I remember her at a young age talking or a song she did, you know, against gun violence and stuff."

"She has become a tremendous basketball player as well as a legitimate recording artist. So I want to take all of that and give her credit and props."

Lundberg also weighed in on the rivalry between South Carolina and LSU being a potential factor in the DJ's actions, suggesting it may have garnered more attention than it would have otherwise.

South Carolina issues apology to Flau'jae Johnson, suspends DJ for next home game

Following the incident, South Carolina's athletics department condemned the DJ's actions and issued an apology to Flau'jae Johnson and her family.

The statement came shortly after LSU coach Kim Mulkey addressed the situation in her postgame press conference following the Texas A&M game on Sunday.

"We regret that it came to that in 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 LSU," the statement read.

Furthermore, the university announced the DJ, known as DJ T.O., has been suspended for the team's next home game against Auburn on Feb. 2.

The DJ also reshared a fan's Instagram story that highlighted Camoflauge's track 'Cut Friends' being played during the game. The DJ added "My bad" to the post with a laughing emoji, which sparked outrage from the fans pointing out the intention behind the song selection.