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LiAngelo Ball, UCLA players arrive back in United States, mobbed by cameras

By Jack Crosby

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 01: (L-R) LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball attend the game between the UCLA Bruins and the Washington Huskies at Pauley Pavilion on March 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 01: (L-R) LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball attend the game between the UCLA Bruins and the Washington Huskies at Pauley Pavilion on March 1, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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LiAngelo Ball and the two other UCLA players who were arrested in China arrived back in their home country on Tuesday.

Maybe the biggest story in college basketball during the season’s opening week had nothing to do with anything that took place on the court. No, the most prominent story in college basketball dealt with LiAngelo Ball — the middle Ball brother — and two other UCLA players being arrested for shoplifting in China as the team was set to face off with Georgia Tech in its season opener for 2017-18. It was a story filled with rumors of potential 3-10 years of jail time and the players being placed under house arrest at the hotel they were staying at over in China.

Thankfully for them, they didn’t have to serve any jail time in a foreign country, and were ultimately able to return to the United States.

They did just that on Tuesday, and of course, TMZ was right there at LAX so we could get our first look at Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley arriving home.

The kids didn’t say much upon their arrival back in the United States, which we all know is the smart move. Staying quiet for the time being about this situation is absolutely the right move for now, as we learned when the polarizing LaVar Ball was about to hold a press conference over in China but was quickly advised not to.

As of right now, there’s no word on what sort of punishment the players will face from the school, if any at all. We should know that by the end of the week as UCLA is reportedly set to address the situation in some form.