IU Scott Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21331147/ucla-players-liangelo-ball-cody-riley-jalen-hill-arrested-china-shoplifting-charges 3 UCLA players arrested for shoplifting in china including one of the Ball brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Found this to be quite funny and ironic. http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21331147/ucla-players-liangelo-ball-cody-riley-jalen-hill-arrested-china-shoplifting-charge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I already have a thread about this down below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Wonder if the merchandise they 'acquired' were Big Baller brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedtoIU Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Read this on ESPN. Those are stupid kids. China can be a lot different from the US or rich European countries in terms of how they handle misdemeanors. Things have changed a lot in China over the decades, but it still is a communist country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 You have to be a special kind of stupid to break the law in a country like China. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addictedtoIU Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Just now, Parakeet Jones said: You have to be a special kind of stupid to break the law in a country like China. Yeah, good thing is they're US citizens and traveling with the team, and they may be able to get some good protection from various sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 You get the feeling that Alford's players don't really respect him. This is just the latest sign. Last year it was Lavar Ball clowning him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 OK. Coach Alford. We already saw what you did at Iowa. Now we get to see what you do with a pair of law breakers at UCLA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FW_Hoosier Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Between this and the Georgia Tech scandal that just broke, are they even going to be able to play the game scheduled on Friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 6 minutes ago, FW_Hoosier said: Between this and the Georgia Tech scandal that just broke, are they even going to be able to play the game scheduled on Friday? Just in case people missed out on what went on at GT : Josh Pastner, Georgia Tech accused of NCAA violations by former friend of the program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I hope they know how to play basketball one handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Sports companies are working hard and fast to come up with unis for UCLA , and Georgia Tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 I have heard that the 3 UCLA players, currently are not with the team. Whether they play the game in Shanghai against Georgia Tech, is still up in the air. No mention of this from ABC : 3 UCLA basketball players arrested in China on shoplifting charges - ABC News Nor from CBS : Report: 3 UCLA Basketball Players Arrested in China On Shoplifting « CBS Los Angeles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 You would think after what happened to Otto Warmbier people would be a lot smarter than this. You have to be a very unique person to try something so stupid in a communist country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 3-10 years if convicted according to a Yahoo sports article I just read. Incredibly stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmhoosier Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 And the conviction rate is over 99%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach1K Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 They stole some Louis Vuitton items the store was next to the hotel and those items cost an arm and a leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Maybe we can negotiate a trade, like the government does with spies. They give us the three players back. We give them Lavar Ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 1 hour ago, FKIM01 said: 3-10 years if convicted according to a Yahoo sports article I just read. Incredibly stupid. Are you serious ? I am serious, asking this question. If you could. Post a link to this article. I had heard they had been separated from the team. But did not think it had come to this. Not doubting you. Just seems incredulous. As already mentioned. A Communist country.... not unlike what happened to Otto Warmbler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, milehiiu said: Are you serious ? I am serious, asking this question. If you could. Post a link to this article. Not doubting you. Just seems incredulous. As already mentioned. A Communist country.... not unlike what happened to Otto Warmbler. https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/sports/liangelo-ball-ucla-teammates-face-3-10-years-prison-convicted-shoplifting-013958780.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 4 minutes ago, 5fouls said: https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/sports/liangelo-ball-ucla-teammates-face-3-10-years-prison-convicted-shoplifting-013958780.html Thanks for the link. Wow. Just Wow. Looks like the 3 won't be making the trip home with the rest of the team. And Coach Alford won't have to be in a position of deciding if they play or not. China may have already made the decision for him From my wife, when I told her about this: " It''s a shame that those boys were so stupid. But I really can't feel sorry for them. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 They are in some real trouble. The more I read, the more I think this situation is going to implode into something very ugly, especially if Lavar starts getting mouthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 The only saving grace they have is if China decides they want an entertaining basketball game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FKIM01 Posted November 8, 2017 Report Share Posted November 8, 2017 Imagine the irony if Lavar's Big Baller stores were victimized by Chinese shoplifters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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