By james art 
COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – The South Carolina athletic department announced Sunday that the women’s basketball team’s DJ has been suspended for one game for the choice of music played at the end of the Gamecocks’ win over LSU on Friday.
The DJ, who goes by the stage name DJ, played the track ‘Cut Friends’ by Camouflage. The artist, whose real name was Jason Johnson, was the father of LSU player Flau’jae Johnson. He was killed in 2003, about six months before Flau’jae was born.
No. 2 South Carolina defeated No. 5 LSU 66-56 on Friday night for the Tigers’ first loss.
Flau’jae Johnson posted on x a photo from the DJ’s Instagram account referencing the song. She added the message: “I’ll take my L on the chin but this just nasty behaviour.
The South Carolina athletic department wrote to X that DJ’s actions were disrespectful to the LSU program and fans, and that conference rivalries and passionate fan bases should enhance the sport and not be used to target individual players.
“We regret that it came to this in our venue after a game that saw both teams capture the level of national attention women’s basketball has earned, and we apologize to Flau’jae, her family and LSU,” the athletic department said.
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