It’s been a tumultuous two seasons for the Chicago Bulls since they made moves to push for the playoffs. In 2021, they shifted forward, trading for Nikola Vucevic and signing DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Alex Caruso. They made the postseason that year, but this past season, they were eliminated in the Play-In Tournament.
Chicago got off to a hot start in 2021, but ever since Ball went down with a knee injury, they’ve struggled. The injury held him out the entire season half of the 2021-22 season, as well as all of the 2022-23 season. Now, it’s looking like he could miss all of next year, too, and according to Dan Bernstein of 670 The Score, the Bulls believe he may never play again.
During a recent edition of the Organizations Win Championships podcast, Bernstein revealed that Chicago privately believes Ball won’t ever step foot on an NBA court again, as relayed by Daniel Greenberg.
“The Chicago Bulls privately don’t think that it’s likely Lonzo Ball will ever play again, per @dan_bernstein on Organizations Win Championship Podcast,” Greenberg tweeted.
The Chicago Bulls privately don’t think that it’s likely Lonzo Ball will ever play again, per @dan_bernstein on Organizations Win Championship Podcast.
— Daniel Greenberg (@ChiSportUpdates) May 28, 2023
Ball appeared in 35 games for the Bulls in the 2021-22 season before going down with an injury. He has yet to appear in a game since then, and Chicago’s point guard position has been a revolving door ever since.
The Bulls desperately need a point guard to lead their offense, and Ball is the perfect player to do so. Unfortunately, he has gotten hit with some of the worst injury luck in the league.
All Ball can do now is hope for the best.
