2023-02-21 08:00:00
The Chicago Bulls also do not expect to have their theoretical starting point guard, Lonzo Ball, for the remainder of the NBA season.
It is that The Athletic media revealed that the 25-year-old point guard has not been able to recover from the injury suffered to his left knee, and that made him undergo surgery up to two times in 2022.
The Chicago Bulls are expected to shut down guard Lonzo Ball for the remainder of the season, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Pain and discomfort have persisted in Ball’s left knee following two surgeries at the beginning and end of 2022.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 21, 2023
In fact, the Chicago Bulls expected Lonzo Ball’s debut in the present campaign for January 16; However, the continuous pain in the aforementioned area prevented it, forcing the strategist Billy Donovan to look for alternatives in his roster for the point guard role, such have been the cases of the star guard Zach LaVine and Alex Caruso.
Likewise, the definitive loss of the older of the Ball brothers has forced the Chicago management to try to reinforce the team in the pilot position, so the veteran and current free agent Patrick Beverley is on the radar.
Despite playing only one active season for the Illinois team, the former Lakers and Pelicans totaled 11.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists in his NBA career.
Once it is assumed that Lonzo Ball will not act in the contest, the Chicago Bulls must try to get out of their bad moment (six straight losses) if they want to get into the upcoming postseason.
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