"I'll say it again...Dwyane Wade is the 3rd best SG of all-time...right behind Jordan and Bryant." - Mark Jackson
Story has been changing as no one really knows what the Chinese will do, but the last I read they are out on bail, confined to their hotel and its said that they can't leave until the process plays out - days, weeks or months, but it sounds like it could be a month.
"When March Madness spills into April.... that's the gravy!" - Homer Simpson
I've been very strong on my opinions on another board in regard to this and it probably didn't sit well with posters like Sultan. Just the idea of a kid with the last name Ball curbs my judgment a little.
I have zero tolerance for stealing of any kind. Told my kids if they ever got caught shoplifting and were picked up by the police, don't call me and be prepared to walk home whether it's a mile or 100 miles. The fact that these kids were on a paid international trip really makes it worse for me and I really could care less whether they have to sit in a Chinese hotel for a month waiting. They made their bed.
Problem is, what we think of as a slap on the wrist, and what the Chinese authorities think of as a slap on the wrist may be two different things, both legally and culturally.