[bgill]

They aren’t hugely embarrassed. They were laughing and tweeting out that being confined to the hotel was no big deal.

[oldvirginian]

“They aren’t hugely embarrassed. They were laughing and tweeting out that being confined to the hotel was no big deal.”

I wonder if they will think it a big deal when the Chinese evict them from their 5 star digs and throw them in the hoosegow 3 minutes after the teams return flight is wheels up?

[mewzilla]

They aren’t hugely embarrassed. They were laughing and tweeting out that being confined to the hotel was no big deal.

WTH?!? My God, there just aren't words...

[kara37]

They aren’t hugely embarrassed. They were laughing and tweeting out that being confined to the hotel was no big deal.

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Wait until their team goes home. We will see if they still keep them in a hotel.

[Eddie01]

“They were laughing and tweeting out that being confined to the hotel was no big deal.”

Their demeanor is a very big deal to Chinese prosecutors. Any reduction of sentence is a balance of value of items stolen (not looking good), video evidence (exists), their confession and remorse for their actions (which they just blew in documented tweets)

This is a good article with input from a Hong Kong human rights expert who studies China judicial system.

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/11/08/liangelo-ball-and-ucla-teammates-could-face-3-10-years-in-prison-if-convicted-of-shoplifting/23270456/

[BobL]

“They aren’t hugely embarrassed. They were laughing and tweeting out that being confined to the hotel was no big deal.”

I guess, besides no one telling them there are cameras all over China, no one has told them of their electronic surveillance.

...but they will soon find out!!!

[GnuThere]

That’s about what I would expect. And I also saw a family member interviewed brush it off as no big thang. The Ball family, no doubt.