UCLA Player Arrested After Allegedly Spitting At Arizona Fan
Feb 4, 2022, 9:20 AM
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 25: Mac Etienne #12 of the UCLA Bruins passes the ball as the team warms up before the game against the Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Pauley Pavilion on January 25, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
(Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — University of Arizona police say UCLA men’s basketball player Mac Etienne has been arrested and cited on suspicion of misdemeanor assault after he appeared to spit toward a fan after the Bruins lost to Pac-12 rival Arizona.
Local media outlets reported that fans jeered UCLA players Thursday night as they left the playing floor in Tucson for their locker room.
ESPN video of the Mac Etienne spitting incident shows a police officer was standing there when it occurred https://t.co/ObsArhi3O3
— Ezra Amacher (@EzraAmacher) February 4, 2022
A police spokesman says Etienne was allowed to go to the locker room and was then arrested, cited and released.
A UCLA spokesman says officials are aware of the alleged incident and are reviewing it.
He says UCLA “is committed to and expects the highest level of sportsmanship.”
