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\n LiAngelo Ball is one of three UCLA basketball players who were detained in Hangzhou, China, reportedly over suspicions of shoplifting.<\/p>\n

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UCLA basketball player LiAngelo Ball and two other Bruins were taken into police custody in Hangzhou, China, after reportedly being accused of shoplifting. The Pac-12 says that several UCLA players were “reportedly arrested.”<\/p>\n

The players in question \u2014 Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley \u2014 have been released on bail, ESPN reports, adding that the three “were questioned about stealing from a Louis Vuitton store next to the team’s hotel in Hangzhou.”<\/p>\n

All three players are freshmen; Ball is a younger brother of NBA player Lonzo Ball.<\/p>\n

When asked about the matter on Wednesday, UCLA coach Steve Alford said<\/a>, “Those individuals won’t play Saturday.”<\/p>\n

The Bruins traveled to China this week as part of a showcase of Pac-12 conference teams, which is the result of a partnership with Chinese retail giant Alibaba.<\/p>\n

ESPN says that after police came to the players’ hotel, Ball, Hill and Riley were taken to a police station for further questioning, accompanied by interpreters and team representatives.<\/p>\n

Citing a source with direct knowledge of the matter, ESPN says that since the players have been released, they “are being required by Hangzhou police to remain at the hotel until the legal process is over.”<\/p>\n