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UCLA Basketball: LaVar Ball pulls LiAngelo Ball out of UCLA

By Mike Regalado

CHINO, CA - SEPTEMBER 02: (L-R) Lonzo Ball, LaMelo Ball, LiAngelo Ball and LaVar Ball attend Melo Ball's 16th Birthday on September 2, 2017 in Chino, California. (Photo by Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for Crosswalk Productions )
CHINO, CA - SEPTEMBER 02: (L-R) Lonzo Ball, LaMelo Ball, LiAngelo Ball and LaVar Ball attend Melo Ball's 16th Birthday on September 2, 2017 in Chino, California. (Photo by Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for Crosswalk Productions ) /
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It has been reported that freshman UCLA basketball player  LiAngelo Ball has been taken out of school by his father LaVar Ball.

In the ongoing drama series that is LaVar Ball, it has been reported by TMZ that the outspoken father of UCLA basketball player, LiAngelo Ball, has taken his son out of the university. This is the second time in the last two months that the Ball father has pulled one of his sons out of school.

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Back in October, LaVar Ball pulled his youngest, UCLA commit LaMelo Ball, out of Chino Hills High School because of apparent differences with their head coach.

LiAngelo Ball has not played in a single regular-season game since getting arrested for shoplifting in China a month ago. Along with Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, the three Bruins were indefinitely suspended from all team activities and an investigation into the situation is being handled by the UCLA Office of Conduct.

Apparently this was too much for LaVar who, according to TMZ, “believes the suspension was unfair, especially since the charges were dropped.” Ball was quoted as saying, “There’s no need to break down a kid’s spirit for making a mistake.”

That mistake caused an international incident which got current president Donald Trump to get involved.

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LiAngelo was not expected to play major minutes before the incident in China, so his exit will hardly affect the team. What will be interesting to watch is if LaVar Ball forces LaMelo Ball to decommit. The former Chino Hills standout is committed to UCLA for the 2019 recruiting cycle. LaMelo’s NCAA eligibilty s In question with the release of Bosnia’s Kenneth shoe a few months ago.