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Last night, college basketball star and rapper Flau’Jae Johnson realized a lifelong dream. And Lil Wayne was among the many celebs to congratulate her.
Lil Wayne Shows Love to Flau’Jae Johnson
After a standout career at Louisiana State University (LSU), which included winning an NCAA championship with Angel Reese in 2023, Johnson entered the WNBA Draft. She was selected by the Golden State Valkyries with the eighth overall pick. And Lil Wayne showed love to the college basketball standout.
“CONGRATULATIONS FLAUJAE!!!!THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE AND GREATLY DESERVED!! Get ’em FLO! 4’z up!!!!” the New Orleans native wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Monday (April 13).
CONGRATULATIONS FLAUJAE!!!!
— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) April 13, 2026
THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL TO SEE AND GREATLY DESERVED!! Get em FLO!
4’z up!!!!!
After being drafted, Johnson expressed how grateful she was to see her lifelong dream become a reality.
“It still kind of hasn’t hit me yet. I don’t think, all the way,” she said after being drafted by the Valkyries (via NOLA.com). “But I mean, just totally grateful, having my family there, my little brother there. Like, that was everything to me. I’m very excited, just coming from college to now, the pros.
She also says she is looking to make an immediate “impact” in her rookie season.
“I’m officially a drafted pro, so it means a lot to me, and I just want to go and make an impact,” she added.
However, despite being selected by the Valkyries in the top ten picks, Flau’jae would be the cornerstone piece in a blockbuster trade later in the evening. The Golden State traded the standout guard to the Seattle Storm. In exchange for the 2028 second-round pick and TCU forward Marta Suárez, who was chosen with the 16th overall pick in the draft.
