BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Flau’Jae Johnson doesn’t like to be uncomfortable. She describes herself as “controlling.” She likes to know what’s coming. But in her final year at LSU, discomfort is all but guaranteed for the multi-talented rapper and basketball player.

Coach Kim Mulkey knows what she’s asking of Johnson doesn’t necessarily come naturally for her.

“Leadership,” Mulkey said Wednesday at SEC basketball media days . “Flau’Jae, she leads by what she does with her music. I think she’s always been reluctant to be a leader of teammates because she wants them to like her. She never felt comfortable doing it because she’s always had that great older player in the locker room.”

Johnson hasn’t needed to be a vocal leader yet. She’s shared locker rooms with Angel Reese and Aneesah M

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