If they had pulled this off in the Middle East, they would have to learn how to shoot baskets with one hand. Now I don’t condone that drastic style of punishment but when you are a guest in a foreign country, minding your P’s and Q’s should be at the top of your list.
They were extremely lucky that President Trump just happened to be over there at the same time. Too bad that not one of these basketball thugs knows how to be thankful and extend thanks to the President and apologize for the whole thing. It’s another sign of entitlement and all about me life kids are brought up in today.
Apologies are just one part of the process. Contrition must happen. The indefinite suspension if indeed it is indefinite is appropriate. Then again, these kids may opt out of UCLA and find another college to play with so as not to ruin any chance of playing with the big boys. The punishment is not a NCAA one, only local to UCLA.