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Off the ball: LiAngelo apologises for China shoplifting incident in new episode of family’s reality show

Youngest Ball brothers arrived in Lithuania ahead of making their professional debuts in series of Big Baller Brand Challenge exhibition games

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American basketball player LiAngelo Ball arrives at the international airport in Vilnius, Lithuania, ahead of joining local side Prienu Vytautas. Photo: AP
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Future NBA star LiAngelo Ball has spoken about his experience being detained for shoplifting in China on the latest episode of the family web series Ball In The Family screened on Facebook.

The 19-year-old, the middle son of LaVar Ball and younger brother of LA Laker Lonzo, was one of three UCLA men’s basketball players arrested for shoplifting from a Louis Vuitton store while in Hangzhou as part of the side’s China tour in November.

LiAngelo, who admits that he “f****d up” and let his family down, reveals that he wrote a letter of apology and was asked to read it to camera by police before his release.

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Despite the uncertainty surrounding LiAngelo, who was rumoured to be facing up to 10 years in prison at the time, the episode shows that it was business as usual for father LaVar and youngest son LaMelo as they continued with their Big Baller Brand pop-up shops in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

LiAngelo and 16-year-old LaMelo recently signed for Lithuanian side Vytautas Prienai to gain experience of professional basketball, although they are yet to make their debuts in European basketball.

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