After shoplifting in China, UCLA basketball players are suspended from the team

Nov. 16, 2017

UCLA Bruins LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill, and Cody Riley are back from China. The university held a press conference yesterday in which the three freshmen apologized for shoplifting from stores near their hotel.

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Bill Plaschke - Sports Columnist, Los Angeles Times - @BillPlaschke

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Gina Pollack, Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Quinn O'Toole

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