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UCLA basketball coach Steve Alford will sit the three players reportedly involved in a shoplifting incident in China for Saturday's game against Georgia Tech in Shanghai. "The University came out with a statement, so I won't have any further comment on this other than in answering that question — those individuals won't play on Saturday," Alford said Wednesday in Shanghai. Pac-12 Conference Commissioner Larry Scott issued a statement Tuesday night saying that UCLA basketball players were "involved in a situation" in China, with police being summoned to the team's hotel to investigate the matter. Continue to Article

November 08, 2017 10:36:am EST

The UCLA basketball team came to China as hoops ambassadors ― but now some of the players may have been swept up in an international incident. Chinese authorities arrested three UCLA team members, including celebrated freshman LiAngelo Ball, on charges of shoplifting on Tuesday in Hangzhou, according to ESPN. The arrests came as President Donald Trump was set to arrive in China on Wednesday. Continue to Article

November 08, 2017 7:07:am EST

Three UCLA freshman men's basketball players were released on bail Wednesday morning in Hangzhou, China, after being arrested for allegedly shoplifting, reports ESPN.com's Arash Markazi. LiAngelo Ball, the younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard Lonzo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, were arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly stealing from a Louis Vuitton store next to the team's hotel in Hangzhou. The Bruins are in China to play Georgia Tech in their season opener on Friday. Continue to Article

November 08, 2017 5:53:am EST

UCLA basketball players were ''involved in a situation'' in China, with police being summoned to the team's hotel to investigate the unknown matter, the Pac-12 Conference commissioner said. Citing a person close to the situation, the Los Angeles Times reported that freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were involved in a shoplifting incident. Ball is the younger brother of Lonzo Ball, the former UCLA star and current Los Angeles Lakers rookie. Continue to Article

November 08, 2017 1:37:am EST

Three UCLA men's basketball players were arrested in China for shoplifting on Tuesday, a day ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's first official visit there, according to several media reports. The players arrested were freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, according to USA Today, the Los Angeles Times and ESPN, all of which cited unnamed sources familiar with the incident. Ball is the younger brother of National Basketball Association rookie Lonzo Ball of the Los Angeles Lakers. Continue to Article

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