Lonzo Ball keeps quiet on brother LiAngelo after shoplifting incident with UCLA players in China

“I haven’t talked to him yet,” Lonzo Ball said after his Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Boston Celtics. “Whenever I talk to him, I’ll find out more.”

Larry Scott, commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference in which UCLA play at collegiate level, issued a statement saying UCLA basketball players were “involved in a situation” in China, with police being summoned to the team’s hotel to investigate the matter.

“UCLA is cooperating fully with local authorities,” Scott said.

Citing a person close to the situation, the Los Angeles Times reported Ball was involved in a shoplifting incident along with teammates Cody Riley and Jalen Hill.