"The spotlight will be on me": LSU's Flau'jae Johnson opens up on added responsibilities in upcoming NCAAW season  

After sharing the court with Angel Reese for her first two years, Flau'jae Johnson prepares for her junior year in college with big responsibilities. The guard won the 2023 NCCA championship and will now attempt to lead the Tigers for their second title win.

Johnson spoke with 'The New York Post' about her new responsibilities within the team.

“Yeah, the spotlight will be on me,” she said. “But that’s why basketball is a team sport. Like I say, I’m on my team to be there. I have to lead them. I’m the captain. I have to lift them up. So it, for me, is just like learning how to just be inclusive.

"Like they say, the good players, they’re good, but the great players, they help bring people up with them. So like, that’s what I want to do, like have to build my team up because I want to do something special at LSU.”

Flau'jae Johnson gives an update on her relationship with Angel Reese

Flau'jae Johnson and Angel Reese's friendship went through its fair share of adversities, mostly because of their mothers. The feud began last year when Reese's mother, Angel Webb, went online and asked those with bad grammar to not text. This was allegedly aimed at Kia Brooks, Johnson's mother.

Brooks took offense and dragged both Webb and Reese, claiming that the former LSU forward had a 2.0 GPA. Tensions rose between the two players, but they strived to work together on the court.

With Angel Reese now in the WNBA, Flau'jae Johnson shared that she was not close with her at the moment.

"Yeah, me and Angel, we aren’t as close as we used to be,” Johnson said. “But I still support her 1000 percent. I was proud of her, just being in the W[NBA] and breaking records.

"A lot of people said that she wouldn’t go to the W[NBA] and do all those things and they kinda hated on her. But I kinda knew that because I’d see it everyday in practice and I see the mentality that she has. So, it’s been dope [to watch her].”

Reese also addressed the topic on her 'Unapologetically Angel' podcast, saying:

"You don’t have the best relationships with everybody and don’t always continue relationships with people," Reese said. "So, I wish her the best always. I’m always going to support her.”