LSU junior guard Flau'jae Johnson, who has been battling shin inflammation since a Feb. 16 conference loss to the Texas Longhorns, will miss the SEC women's basketball tournament this week, Tigers coach Kim Mulkey told the team's radio station Sunday.

LSU women's basketball star Flau'jae Johnson, who is out for today's regular season finale against Ole Miss Sunday afternoon, will also sit out the Southeastern Tournament next week. On the team's pregame radio broadcast,

Johnson’s shin inflammation, she said Sunday after an 85-77 loss to Ole Miss, needs time to subside before LSU finds itself in NCAA Tournament games — the more important variety of postseason action.