The ball family has become a household name due to their talented skills on the court and great family values. While the family continue to make news due to the oldest being Lakers star player , Lonzo Ball, , the youngest being a five star recruiter, according to ESPN, only at the age of 13 and the middle child, LiAngelo Ball, who is the star of UCLA champion basketball team. However, it was LiAngelo who has recently made world news, but not for how well he is on the court, but something that may put him in court.
Earlier this month, UCLA's men basketball team traveled to Shanghi to play against Georgia Tech. While the two teams were in China, during a shopping break, Ball and two teammates were accused of shoplifting at three stores, one being Louis Vuitton.
Authorities went to the hotel the two teams were lodging to question all the players. That's when authorities arrested Liangelo Ball and two other UCLA players.
The young men were kept in Chinese jail as the two teams returned to America. Prison sentencing rumors began to swirl that the boy's will receive a 3-10 year sentencing. That is when President Trump and Xi Jinping got involved . The three students were released and finally returned home; however the ordeal was not over.
Upon arrival, the players received an embarrassing swarm of paparazzi and journalist outside LA's airport wanting answers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f1hLMR5uNw
The university decided that it is only right to suspend the players indefinitely until they feel that they have learned their lessons.
The men gave a press conference apologizing not only to their team and school but to their families, general public and the president for the madness.
Hopefully all three will learn their lesson, but the pressure is on for Mr. Ball due to the last name he upholds .
Maybe this can be a segment the Ball family adds to their reality show.
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