3 UCLA Players arrested in China

[nyg]

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21331147/ucla-players-liangelo-ball-cody-riley-jalen-hill-arrested-china-shoplifting

Wonder what a jail cell in China is like and how is Daddy gonna spin this.
Very bad publicity for UCLA. 

[Benny B]

https://www.youtube.com/v/_asNhzXq72w

Look on the bright side, LaVar... at least your kid won't be repatriated in a coma.  At least, not likely.  Hopefully the mfg of your shoe line has some pull with the gov't.

[Spotcheck Billy]

It would have been pretty funny if Ball was stealing Nikes.

[jsglow]

This isn't going to work out too well for those kids.

[Galway Eagle]

So was he stealing to be cool or did Lavar decide he wouldn't give his non 5star recruit son any money from the millions in shoe sales

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

So was he stealing to be cool or did Lavar decide he wouldn't give his non 5star recruit son any money from the millions in shoe sales

Liangelo ain't a five star recruit, he may not even be a four star. But, point remains the same not a good look for Lavar, and that makes me warm and fuzzy inside.

[BM1090]

Liangelo ain't a five star recruit, he may not even be a four star. But, point remains the same not a good look for Lavar, and that makes me warm and fuzzy inside.

I think that's why he said "non 5 star recruit"

[Galway Eagle]

Liangelo ain't a five star recruit, he may not even be a four star. But, point remains the same not a good look for Lavar, and that makes me warm and fuzzy inside.

It's a good thing you're the journalist and not the editor

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

I think that's why he said "non 5 star recruit"

Reading is hard.

[MomofMUltiples]

UCLA already leading the nation in steals.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

UCLA already leading the nation in steals.

[warriorchick]

UCLA already leading the nation in steals.

Mom wins the internet today!

[Loose Cannon]

UCLA already leading the nation in steals.

You Are Worthy.

[jsglow]

UCLA already leading the nation in steals.

[wadesworld]

Superbar.

[GooooMarquette]

UCLA already leading the nation in steals.

Well played, mom.

[B. McBannerson]

If only these kids were paid they could get life's basic needs like Louis Vuitton swag.


Not a joke, a handful of enlightened saying this already this afternoon.  Merica.

[buckchuckler]

Still very preliminary obviously, but they could be facing 3-10 years in prison.

[DomJamesToTheBasket]

As a foreigner living in China for the past 5 years, this really pisses me off.

Now I'm unsure of what the minimum to maximum sentence is on shoplifting,  but if we're talking Louis Vuitton, we're talking thousands of dollars worth of goods.  In a country of 1.3 billion people, the government doesn't joke around to keep the order.  I've never personally heard of any foreigner shoplifting before and for good reason!

If these kids are lucky,  they will get the minimum sentence (3 years?).  However,  I have a feeling that some people who think they're more important than they are will meddle which could easily result in maximum sentences (10 years?).  If this is deemed a high profile case,  the Chinese government will absolutely NOT go soft on these idiots. Millions in bribes aren't worth the blowback by going soft and the government knows this all too well.  In other words, that Ball kid is certainly screwed.

[🏀]

As a foreigner living in China for the past 5 years, this really pisses me off.

Now I'm unsure of what the minimum to maximum sentence is on shoplifting,  but if we're talking Louis Vuitton, we're talking thousands of dollars worth of goods.  In a country of 1.3 billion people, the government doesn't joke around to keep the order.  I've never personally heard of any foreigner shoplifting before and for good reason!

If these kids are lucky,  they will get the minimum sentence (3 years?).  However,  I have a feeling that some people who think they're more important than they are will meddle which could easily result in maximum sentences (10 years?).  If this is deemed a high profile case,  the Chinese government will absolutely NOT go soft on these idiots. Millions in bribes aren't worth the blowback by going soft and the government knows this all too well.  In other words, that Ball kid is certainly screwed.

Thanks for the insight, this would be fantastic news.

[Dawson Rental]

As a foreigner living in China for the past 5 years, this really pisses me off.

Now I'm unsure of what the minimum to maximum sentence is on shoplifting,  but if we're talking Louis Vuitton, we're talking thousands of dollars worth of goods.  In a country of 1.3 billion people, the government doesn't joke around to keep the order.  I've never personally heard of any foreigner shoplifting before and for good reason!

If these kids are lucky,  they will get the minimum sentence (3 years?).  However,  I have a feeling that some people who think they're more important than they are will meddle which could easily result in maximum sentences (10 years?).  If this is deemed a high profile case,  the Chinese government will absolutely NOT go soft on these idiots. Millions in bribes aren't worth the blowback by going soft and the government knows this all too well.  In other words, that Ball kid is certainly screwed.

Maybe you're right, but I believe that the high profile nature of this matter wil lead to something far less then the minimum sentence being enforced.  It could lead to UCLA and Georgia Tech leaving without playing the game - not in protest, but in the interest of protecting the schools from liability should another player run afoul of the law.  These kids serving a regular sentence would certainly kill any future NCAA games in China, and maybe pro games, too.  There would be some international blowback over the harshness of the sentence hurting tourism, and potentially accusations of bigotry on the part of the Chinese Government.

[Dawson Rental]

Thanks for the insight, this would be fantastic news.

Fantastic news?  Do you want three, admittedly very dumb, college freshmen to be locked up for a minimum of three years each in a prison in a third world foreign country where they don't speak the language?  That's harsh.

[Herman Cain]

Tough situation for these young men. They need to get Trump on their side to make the deal to get out.  Otherwise they are in for a world of hurt.

[jsglow]

Maybe you're right, but I believe that the high profile nature of this matter wil lead to something far less then the minimum sentence being enforced.  It could lead to UCLA and Georgia Tech leaving without playing the game - not in protest, but in the interest of protecting the schools from liability should another player run afoul of the law.  These kids serving a regular sentence would certainly kill any future NCAA games in China, and maybe pro games, too.  There would be some international blowback over the harshness of the sentence hurting tourism, and potentially accusations of bigotry on the part of the Chinese Government.

Really?  Now if they did the crime and the legal proceeding isn't a farce shouldn't they face an appropriate penalty as determined by local custom and law?  It's not like this is some Title IX case here that TAMU can decide.  They're not political prisoners.  They're alleged criminals.  While I can conceive that 'something' might be worked out, these clowns are in for a world of hurt.

[Galway Eagle]

Fantastic news?  Do you want three, admittedly very dumb, college freshmen to be locked up for a minimum of three years each in a prison in a third world foreign country where they don't speak the language?  That's harsh.

China is not a third world country. But what is your point here? College kids shouldn't be held accountable? That not speaking the language makes it too harsh of a punishment?

If this were an 18/19yr old drop out nobody would bat an eye