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Lonzo Ball suffers setback in knee injury recovery

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 3/21/22

Lonzo Ball has been out since mid-January due to a knee injury, and he doesn’t seem like he will be back during the regular season.

Ball has a small meniscus tear in his left knee. As of Jan. 28, we were told he would be out about 6-8 weeks. But it’s been nearly two months, and now his rehab is going in the wrong direction.

Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan said Monday that Ball will not do any running for 10 more days and instead will focus on strengthening his knee.

Donovan didn’t want to speculate whether Ball would return this season, but acknowledged the tight timeline.

Pulling him back to 10 days (before a ramp up period) goes to March 31 and the regular season ends April 10

— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) March 21, 2022

That’s unfortunate for Ball and the Bulls.

Lonzo is in his first season in Chicago and was having a nice season. He’s averaged 13.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.9 blocks per game.

The Bulls were playing well for a stretch in February, but things have changed recently. They’re only 2-8 in their last 10 games and probably could use some reserves.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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