The Chicago Bulls reportedly fear Lonzo Ball may never play in the NBA again after undergoing a cartilage transplant.
Ball, 25, last played an NBA game in January 2022 before suffering a torn meniscus in his left knee later that month. At the time, the Bulls guard underwent arthroscopic surgery, and the expectation was that returning within six-to-eight weeks would be realistic.
But, after playing only 35 games that year, Ball was shut down for the season in early April due to still experiencing pain two months later. The hope was that he would be ready for the season of last season, but that did not go to plan, and more surgery, an arthroscopic debridement, took place in late September.
