((HT: Scout.com via Jeff Goodman/CBSSports))
The UCLA hoops situation reminds the HQ of the end of "Oceans 11" when Terry Benedict reminds Rusty about spending all of the casino's money that they just stole.
Andy Garcia's character warns Brad Pitt not to spend the money on expensive sports cars or he'll find them all...
Kinda like UCLA...
You just start "getting" talented freshmen... Shabazz Muhammad, Kyle Anderson, and Tony Parker (a kid the HQ covered in his time at Miller Grove High School in suburban Atlanta)...
Evidence on Parker's talent below...
((HT: GPB Sports/GHSA)
There's no denying that UCLA head coach Ben Howland needed a turnaround with a newly-renovated Pauley Pavilion coming into this season...
This kind of exposure wasn't something Howland needed...
From CBS Sports Jeff Goodman via his Twitter...
Jeff Goodman@GoodmanCBS
The NCAA is investigating Muhammad for his ties to financial advisors. It's looking into Kyle Anderson and Tony Parker's recruitments.
TUESDAY UPDATE: Parker has been cleared by the NCAA according to Peter Yoon at ESPNLA.com which still leaves Muhammad and Anderson in play.
Even as Parker admitted that one of the reasons he went to Westwood in the first place was the hiring of his AAU coach onto Howland's staff...
More when we know more...
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