Surveillance footage is said to have captured the moment three UCLA basketball players allegedly stole sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store near the team's hotel in China.

Freshmen LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley were arrested earlier this week on shoplifting charges ahead of UCLA's season-opening game against Georgia Tech.

They were released from prison and ordered to remain at the Hyatt hotel in Hanzghou indefinitely. The team had been staying in Hanzghou before leaving for Shanghai to play on Saturday.

(From left) UCLA Bruins freshman LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley, and Jalen Hill have been released on bail after being accused of shoplifting in Hanzhou, China

Citing a source with firsthand knowledge of the investigation, ESPN reports the players could be in Hangzhou for 'a week or two' while the situation is resolved.

The source told ESPN there is surveillance footage of the players shoplifting from three stores inside a high-end retail center near the hotel.

Ball is the brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball.

No. 21 UCLA won its season-opening game 63-60 over Georgia Tech in Shanghai earlier Saturday.

Bruins coach Steve Alford declined to discuss the matter after the team's victory. UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, athletic director Dan Guerrero and Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott have been traveling with the team, but only Scott has issued any statements.

The players were released from prison and ordered to remain at the Hyatt hotel (pictured) in Hanzghou indefinitely. The team had been staying there before leaving for Shanghai to play on Saturday

(From left) UCLA freshman LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley, Jalen Hill and Kris Wilkes pose for a picture before flying to China for Friday's opener against Georgia Tech in Shanghai. Ball, Riley, and Hill were arrested and accused of shoplifting in Hangzhou

'It has provided a real distraction and unwanted publicity, which distracts from what overall has been a tremendous experience and a tremendous week for the UCLA and Georgia Tech students,' Scott said before the game.

'We've had a chance to apologize for the unwelcome attention it has brought. There's nothing new. We're monitoring the situation and staying in close contact with the students, and we hope the situation resolves itself soon.'

The rest of the UCLA basketball team is understood to have returned to Los Angeles.

There were reports earlier in the week that the three players could face up to 10 years in prison for the shoplifting charges.

Their arrests came the day before President Donald Trump arrived in the country.

A US State Department official said at the time that the department was aware of reports of three American citizens arrested in China and stood ready to provide assistance but had no further comment due to privacy considerations.

LiAngelo Ball (left) and Jalen Hill spending their first day in China on Monday. The UCLA freshmen were expected to dress for Friday's opener against Georgia Tech in Shanghai, but coach Steve Alford has since announced that they neither they nor Cody Riley will play