UCLA Basketball: Police allegedly question players on China trip

LOUISVILLE, KY - MARCH 21: Head coach Steve Alford of the UCLA Bruins watches on from the bench against the UAB Blazers during the third round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at KFC YUM! Center on March 21, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KY - MARCH 21: Head coach Steve Alford of the UCLA Bruins watches on from the bench against the UAB Blazers during the third round of the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at KFC YUM! Center on March 21, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Police were called to the hotel that the UCLA Basketball team is staying at before  their Pac-12 China game against Georgia Tech, though the details surrounding the incident are yet to be released.

The UCLA Basketball team is currently in Hangzhou, China preparing for their season opener against Georgia Tech for the Pac-12’s China Game in Shanghai.

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Unfortunately, a situation could be developing which might not be good for the Bruins.

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This morning, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that, “Local police were called to the team hotel for both UCLA and Georgia Tech on Tuesday morning to investigate an unknown matter.“

Three Georgia Tech players were questioned and cleared, but the report also stated that a few UCLA Basketball players were also involved. It has not been stated which Bruins were involved or if they were cleared of anything.

The AJC went on to state that, “Police inspected the UCLA team bus’ cargo compartment as players on the bus waited to go to practice. After a lengthy delay, players eventually got off the board and returned to the hotel. Additional police vehicles arrived at the hotel around 11:40 a.m. local time.”

Alex Timiraos, a spokesman for UCLA, said that they are aware of the matter and gathering more information. Go Joe Bruin will pass along any information regarding the matter when more information becomes available.

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The Bruins are set to play Georgia Tech on Friday, opening up a season that looks to have a lot of promise and build off their 31-5 record from last season. The Bruins brought another Top 10 recruiting class which looks to keep them at the top of the Pac-12 Conference with the leadrship of Aaron Holiday and Thomas Welsh.

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