Three UCLA basketball players were arrested for allegedly stealing merchandise while on a trip to China. According to President Trump, LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley were facing 10-years in prison if he did not successfully intervene.
At a press conference Wednesday, Cody Riley thanked President Trump for securing his release.
“To President Trump and the United States government, thank you for taking the time to intervene on our behalf,” UCLA basketball player Cody Riley said.
"To President Trump and the United States government, thank you for taking the time to intervene on our behalf," UCLA basketball player Cody Riley says https://t.co/MCkbQFPeJ6 http://pic.twitter.com/1IPa9nUhaV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 15, 2017
LiAngelo Ball also thanked President Trump.
.@UCLA basketball players thank President @realDonaldTrump for 'helping us out' after tweet https://t.co/NavybknQ5u http://pic.twitter.com/yetBaNhS41
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 15, 2017
LA Times reports:
Trump said Tuesday that he had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping about the three athletes, who were taken into custody while in Hangzhou for a game against Georgia Tech.
Their teammates left China after the game, but freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley were held until Tuesday, when they boarded a plane in Shanghai. When they arrived in Los Angeles, the three ignored reporters’ questions. They planned to speak at a news conference Wednesday.
The players have not explained the circumstances of their confinement, but Trump on Tuesday said that “what they did was unfortunate.”
“You know, you’re talking about very long prison sentences,” he said, then added of the Chinese: “They do not play games.”
At the press conference, UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Alford said “I can’t thank enough the incredible folks here at UCLA, at the Pac-12 and even President Trump and his administration for the nonstop efforts to resolve this situation.”
UCLA men's basketball coach Steve Alford: "I can't thank enough the incredible folks here at UCLA, at the Pac-12 and even President Trump and his administration for the nonstop efforts to resolve this situation." https://t.co/MCkbQFPeJ6 http://pic.twitter.com/3VQ9YgM0Kx
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 15, 2017
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