“Apology will not be accepted”: Fans fume at the DJ as NCAA analyst discusses playing of Flau'jae Johnson’s deceased dad’s song at South Carolina game

Flau'jae Johnson expressed her displeasure at South Carolina's DJ T.O.'s song choice after the Gamecocks defeated LSU Tigers 66-56 on Friday. The DJ player the instrumental version of the song "Cut Friends," composed by the guards' late father, Camouflage. She conveyed her frustration after the DJ joked about his song choice in an Instagram story.

South Carolina suspended the disc jockey for one game following the incident. The DJ also publicly apologized for playing the song. He said he had been fan of Camouflage for a long time and that he overlooked the emotional distress the song could have caused to Johnson.

Basketball analyst Robin Lundberg discussed the incident in his latest YouTube video. While he did not approve of T.O.'s song choice, he also entertained the idea that the song could have been a staple for the Gameocks' DJ. He also validated Flau'jae Johnson's sentiments and frustration.

Fans reacted to the incident in the YouTube comment section:

"You could give the DJ a pass for ignorance but when they laughed about it, hard to feel bad.," a fan wrote.

"Nope, apology would not be accepted, only because the DJ laughed about it in the text.," another fan commented.

"That was tacky af. If he’s online laughing about it then he knew what was up. Just rude. I’m sure he knew.," another fan wrote.

More fans shared their perspective:

"Oh wow he should be fired," a fan commented.

"Look flaujae handle it with class but they should not have played this, and the recognition after words with the laugh emoji is wrong," another fan wrote.

"I hate that there's always a lil something dirty in the water when these two teams play," another fan commented.

Fans react to controversial song choice in LSU's game against Gamecocks

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Flau'jae Johnson seemingly; uluppmoving on from the DJ fiasco

The LSU Tigers are back into the winning bracket, defeating Texas A&M 64-51 on Sunday. Flau'jae Johnson led the scoring with 22 points, five rebounds and four steals. In the post-game conference, she was asked her process of dealing with the incident at Colonial Life Arena.

While Johnson did not directly address the turn of events, she reflected on the importance of mental poise and focus, highlighting the competitive nature of SEC basketball.

"Mental has to be 10 times the physical, you know to play these games and it's the SEC, you playing good teams every night," she said (Timestamp: 3:28). "You got to be mentally sharp, you got to let the last game go and you got to focus on what's in between the lines."

Flau'jae Johnson and the LSU Tigers (21-1, 6-1 SEC) now begin the toughest nine-game stretch of their season, facing five ranked teams. They start off with hosting the No. 13 Oklahoma on Thursday.