Bulls announce Lonzo Ball is not expected to return from injury next season

Bulls announce Lonzo Ball is not expected to return from injury next season.

After missing the entire 2022-23 season due to a knee injury, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball isn’t expected to suit up at all next season either, according to executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas.

“Our expectation is that he’s not going to be back next season,” Karnišovas said in a press conference following Thursday’s NBA draft.

Ball hasn’t played since January 2022 when he underwent a procedure to repair a torn meniscus and had several delays due to discomfort before having another surgery in March of this year, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.

After missing the entire 2022-23 season due to a knee injury, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball isn’t expected to suit up at all next season either, according to executive vice president of basketball operations Artūras Karnišovas.

“Our expectation is that he’s not going to be back next season,” Karnišovas said in a press conference following Thursday’s NBA draft.

Ball hasn’t played since January 2022 when he underwent a procedure to repair a torn meniscus and had several delays due to discomfort before having another surgery in March of this year, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.