UCLA faces the embarrassing prospect of opening its season without three freshmen players who have been benched after being released on bail following an alleged shoplifting incident in China. Details surrounding the arrests remain unclear, but Coach Steve Alford announced that he would not be using the players. In a statement, the university said it was co-operating fully with the investigation. The patriarch reportedly planned on holding a news conference in his Shanghai hotel room Wednesday morning. Markazi reports that the three players will not be allowed to leave their hotel in Hangzhou until the legal process is over.

Source: thestar November 08, 2017 17:03 UTC