Trump tweeted early Wednesday saying, \u201cDo you think the three UCLA Basketball Players will say thank you President Trump? They were headed for 10 years in jail!\u201d<\/p>\n
A couple of hours later at a press conference on the UCLA campus the players did exactly that.<\/p>\n
“I’d like to thank President Trump and the United States government for the help that they provided us as well,” Ball read from a statement.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nImpact Players<\/h2>\n
How long they will be off the court has not yet been determined. The office that reviews student conduct has to complete its work about the incident and then the athletic director Dan Guerrero would determine the punishment.<\/p>\n
The three were all expected to be an integral part of the Bruins plans this season. Riley was slated to be the starter at power forward. He was the 32nd<\/sup> ranked high school player nationally and was battling senior Gyorgy Goloman. Even if the 6-foot-10-inch 260-pounder didn\u2019t start, he would have seen significant time on the court.<\/p>\nHill, who was a No. 47 ranked player, was projected to be one of the first players off the bench and could play either power forward or center. Alford was planning on using the freshman frequently.<\/p>\n
Ball, the younger brother of former UCLA star and current Los Angeles Laker Lonzo Ball, was part of a glut of guards and was probably going to see time off the bench.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UCLA basketball suspended LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill indefinitely after the trio was caught shoplifting at a Chinese mall on Nov. 7. The incident has not only been seen as a national embarrassment, but has affected the team with sportsbooks. The odds reflect that. The Bruins, who have won 11 NCAA Titles in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":63337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,61,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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