The shoplifting incident that occurred in China by three UCLA basketball players just won't go away.
LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill — the players in question who have since been suspended indefinitely after a public apology — have not only had to face the shame they brought onto themselves, but Ball had to endure his father, LaVar, speak on the incident in a now-famous 30-minute CNN interview.
But things didn't stopped there. The three players recently drew the ire of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in an interview with Colin Cowherd of Fox Sports 1.
“It stained part of my legacy. I was offended by it,” Abdul-Jabbar said on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd” on Wednesday. “I didn’t like seeing the program associated with shoplifting.”
Abdul-Jabbar is an alumnus of UCLA, and played there from 1966-1969. One is often deeply proud of their alma mater, so it's understandable that the Lakers legend would feel a certain way about UCLA being portrayed in a negative light, especially given how popular the basketball program is at that university.
But Abdul-Jabbar's comments weren't the only strong opinions on the matter. Cowherd himself chimed in, saying that he would not give the three players a second chance.
“To me, it was four stores, multiple theft, international incident, hurting the name, the brand of UCLA,” Cowherd said. “I would not give them a second chance.”
Watch the full interview below.
"It stained part of my legacy." — @kaj33 reflects on the UCLA players' trip to China and shoplifting arrest pic.twitter.com/TVJ6I0y9rg
— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) November 22, 2017
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