LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley remain under virtual house arrest at a Hangzhou hotel and may wind up stuck in the Chinese city for a week or more as the legal process in regards to their recent shoplifting arrest plays out.
As it stands the UCLA trio are lucky to be out on bond and receiving the backing of Chinese billionaire e-commerce mogul Jack Ma (founder of Alibaba), who has said “every young person makes mistakes” in regards to the crime. But despite the support, things still won’t go as smoothly as the university, the NCAA and the family of the three young men would like. It has been reported that they will not be allowed to fly back to the U.S. with the team and will thereby miss the Bruins home opener against Central Arkansas on Wednesday, November 15.
What’s more, there is a chance that charges against Ball, Hill and Riley can mount, as recent reports indicate that in addition to the Louis Vuitton theft they were busted for last Tuesday, there is surveillance footage showing them stealing from a couple of other high-end brand stores in the shopping center housing Gucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Yves Saint Laurent vendors.
There have been conflicting reports on what kind of punishment the college ballers stand to face. The immediate word was that they could be facing between three and 10 years based on “standard practices.” But more recent reports indicate that they will likely have to serve out 20 days of house arrest and be legally banished from the country indefinitely.
via VLADTV
