Senior Nikola Dragovic was reinstated by UCLA Wednesday following a two-game suspension for his arrest in an assault case. Since, he’s played in three games, all Bruin losses, averaging 8.6 points per game.
According to an Associated Press report, Dragovic, who will plead not guilty at his Dec. 21 arraignment, was arrested on a warrant that alleges the forward knocked a man into a glass case during a concert in Hollywood. However, Dragovic’s lawyer, Jon Artz, said the other man was the aggressor. Artz said the man was drunk and armed with a knife with which he threatened to kill Dragovic as the Bruin tried to leave the theater.
Head coach Ben Howland said Dragovic, UCLA’s only returning starter, won’t immediately regain his spot in the Bruins’ starting lineup
