LSU’s Flau’Jae Johnson Will Play Against UCLA

After sitting out for the final few minutes of LSU’s Sweet 16 win over North Carolina State, there were questions surrounding the health of Flau’Jae Johnson. The Tigers star was poked in the eye and was experiencing double vision which left her status questionable for the Elite 8 matchup. However, Flau’Jae confirmed that she is feeling much better and will play against the Bruins.

Johnson said, “I feel good. I think her elbow just hit me in my eye, and I couldn't really focus my eyes. I was seeing double. So I was trying to go back in the game, and then I was like, I can't see, so I just sat down. But I'm good, though.”

Flau’Jae’s coach Kim Mulkey also reassured fans that the LSU standout is healthy now. She said, “She's good to go. She's ready to go. She will bounce back just like All-Americans do. She's an All-American, and she struggled, and we won without her, basically, and now she wants to try to do more on the floor. But I don't anticipate anything. Flau'Jae's Flau'Jae. She's going to bounce back and beat herself up probably all night. But today's a new day, and she's got that smile on her face and that joyful spirit that makes her Flau'Jae.”

Before going out with the eye injury, Flau’Jae was just 1-8 shooting for three points against NC State. Expect a big bounce back effort from the Naismith Award finalist for LSU to advance in the tournament.

The LSU Tigers and UCLA Bruins will tip off at 3:00 pm ET from Spokane. The game will broadcast on ABC.