LaVar Ball told ESPN that he has pulled his son
LiAngelo out of UCLA.
"We are exploring other options with Gelo," LaVar Ball said. "He's out of there."
LiAngelo Ball, a freshman, is one of three UCLA basketball players who were indefinitely suspended after a shoplifting incident in China.
Ball, the middle Ball brother, did not play a single game in college after being suspended from the team -- along with teammates Cody Riley and Jalen Hill.
"I'm not sitting back and waiting," LaVar Ball told ESPN. "He wasn't punished this bad in China."
"We get back over here and the consequences were even stiffer than China. So basically they're in jail here."
UCLA coach Steve Alford issued a statement later Monday.
"We learned today of LiAngelo Ball's intention to withdraw from UCLA," he said. "We respect the decision he and his family have made, and we wish him all the best in the future."
Ball told ESPN he hasn't decided where LiAngelo will play this season.
"I'm going to make him way better for the draft than UCLA ever could have," he said.
"He's not transferring to another school," he told ESPN. "The plan is now to get Gelo ready for the NBA draft."
LiAngelo's plan to withdraw his son from school was first reported by TMZ.
"That's a long time of doing nothing," LiAngelo told NBC's "Today" on Tuesday of his suspension at UCLA. "I just want to play, period. I'm not worried about money."
LaVar Ball told ESPN prior to the season that LiAngelo would only stay at UCLA for one season, even if he wasn't projected as a draft pick. His brother Lonzo played one season with the Bruins before being drafted No. 2 by the Lakers.