Lakers News: Lonzo Ball Hasn’t Talked To Family About Brother LiAngelo’s Arrest In China

Corey Hansford
3 Min Read

Unexpected news came out yesterday when it was announced that UCLA freshman forward LiAngelo Ball, brother of Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, as well as two teammates were arrested for shoplifting in China. UCLA is in China for their season opener against Georgia Tech.

Ball, along with teammates Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, have since been released after being questioned by local police for allegedly stealing sunglasses from a nearby Louis Vuitton store.

Lonzo meanwhile, is in Boston preparing for arguably his toughest test of the early season against Kyrie Irving and the Celtics. Before the game, Ball said he has yet to talk to his family about the situation via Tania Ganguli of the L.A. Times:

Lakers head coach Luke Walton also added that he plans on talking with Lonzo about it, but doesn’t think it will affect him too much via Bill Oram of the OC Register:

Overall this is an unfortunate situation, but all of the details of exactly what happened are still unknown. Hopefully things will become more clear soon and everyone will be able to move past it.

As for Lonzo, he has no choice but to focus on the task in front of him which is the Boston Celtics. There has never been a time where he has seemed to be fazed by any outside noise and this looks to be no different. Nonetheless, Walton is smart to talk to him about it to ensure everything is good with his rookie point guard.

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Corey Hansford is the Senior Editor for Lakers Nation, as well as a contributor for Dodger Blue, Rams News Wire, and Raiders News Wire. He is a passionate follower of the Los Angeles Lakers, Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chelsea FC, and the UFC. He can usually be seen arguing the merits of Kobe Bryant or cursing the decisions of Jerry Jones. He is also a former producer and associate producer for Sirius XM Sports Radio on both the Fantasy Sports Channel and College Sports Nation. Proud graduate of Long Beach Poly High School and The Real HU, Howard University, with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Follow him on all social media outlets at @TheeCoreyH.
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