Video: How UCLA players cut loose at the NCAA tournament

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Pretend you’re a college student (maybe you are, anyway).

Now imagine being 2,700 miles from home, with a curfew, and basically cut off from the world except for a dozen or so of your closest friends.

A few of UCLA’s basketball players are dealing with finals, administered by a school official along for their trip to Philadelphia for the first round of the NCAA tournament. All of them have some down time, though. Here’s a peek at Josh Shipp, Darren Collison, Jrue Holiday, and the rest of the team goofing off in the locker room while waiting for practice to start.

-- Adam Rose