LSU star Flau’jae Johnson’s brother handcuffed in SEC title game

Rapper and LSU player Flau’jae Johnson’s brother has been taken away in handcuffs after storming onto the court to protect his sister in an ugly, breakout fight during the Lady Tigers’ SEC Championship loss to South Carolina. 

Tempers flared in the final minutes of the fourth quarter of Sunday’s high-profile game, when an intentional foul by Johnson on Milaysia Fulwiley led to an exchange of pushes between women on both teams. Johnson also shoved Ashlyn Watkins as she looked to taunt the LSU player by celebrating the soon-to-be victory in front of her opponent. 

But the melee between both teams didn’t stop there, as South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso came out of nowhere to knock Johnson to the ground, proceeding to both benches getting into it. 

That’s when Johnson’s brother charged onto the court from the stands. It prompted highly alerted officers to retain him before getting him off the floor. 

After referees reviewed the incident on replay screens, which led to a 20-minute game delay, Johnson was called for an intentional foul, while Cardoso was given a disqualifying foul. What’s more is that the last 2:08 was played with LSU having no bench with all of the team’s substitutes ejected for their involvement in the fight. 

Johnson’s brother, who was in the stands, came out of nowhere after Cardoso leveled his sister

He got right into the thick of things after benches cleared following some shoving on the floor

‘I just want to apologize to the basketball community,’ said South Carolina coach Dawn Staley in an ESPN interview after the game, at first. ‘When you’re playing in championship games like this in our league things get heated. 

‘No bad intentions. Their emotions got so far ahead of them that sometimes these things happen. So I want to apologize for us playing a part in that. That’s not who we are. That’s not what we’re about. 

‘But I’m happy for the players that were able to finish the game to get us another championship.’

The South Carolina Gamecocks came into Sunday’s game as the No.1-ranked team in the nation and with an undefeated record (31-0). On the other hand, No. 4 LSU (28-4) are the reigning NCAA champions. Players on both teams had plenty of words to say about one another coming into the high-profile matchup. 

South Carolina went onto capture their eighth SEC title in 10 seasons by defeating the Lady Tigers, 79-72, after the lengthy delay.