Lonzo Ball posts video in response to Stephen A. Smith’s recent injury claim

While the Chicago Bulls will be without guard Lonzo Ball for the 2023-24 NBA season, making this his second consecutive year missed due to injury, he hasn't lost his sense of humor. 

The 25-year-old guard received a cartilage transplant in his left knee in March, a procedure which meant his absence from the court would be extended out through this year.

Ball's injury history has long been a talking point for analysts, but specifically when ESPN's Stephen A. Smith opted to drop his own insight on the situation recently, it drew a bit of attention. Smith stated on ESPN's "First Take" that he's "heard that it's even hard for [Ball] to get up from the sitting position" following his recent knee surgery.

The Bulls guard was quick with a response to these comments, firing back at Smith with a video showing him standing and sitting using only his left leg while asking the analyst who his sources are. Ball proceeded to tell Smith to "stop yapping" and wrapped up the video by saying that he's "coming back."