According to reporter Johnson: What everyone expected did not happen, Chicago Bulls starting point guard Lonzo Ball season reimbursement, although there is an element of exaggeration, but everything has traces to follow, as of the All-Star Game, Ball still cannot complete some simple runs and pass coordination, which is undoubtedly a huge blow to the Bulls who hit the playoffs. This season's Chicago internal and external troubles, and the previous strong team, they can not play their absolute advantage, hovering on the edge of the play-offs, once spread rumors of internal discord among many players, and even the US media speculated: the Bulls will start rebuilding mode before trade day.
Who would have thought that the Bulls would not be seen at the end of the trading day, and the management still wanted to retain this lineup to impact the championship, after all, LaVine and Donovan's contract extensions have just taken effect, and they will rely their last hope on Ball, and this season's struggling performance has been greatly affected by Kobe White, and head coach Donovan is undoubtedly a seedling. After learning that Ball was suspended indefinitely, the Bulls brought in Beverley in the buyout market to keep their hopes of making the playoffs alive. Ball's last appearance on the pitch was a year ago, when he suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and was expected to be off for 6-8 weeks after surgery, but the team was still overconfident, and since then, Ball's mobility has been limited, his left leg is unable to exert strength, occasionally accompanied by pain, and the results of the examination have made him even more uneasy, without any abnormalities.
Shams Charania mentioned the Bulls' injury Lonzo Ball in the New York Times, and former NBA player Chandler Parsons felt the same and shared his personal experience: It was difficult for me to discuss this matter, my injury was an accident, my knee hit the floor, after MRI testing, it was found that there was a coin-sized cartilage on the inside of the knee, and only then conservative treatment, proper rest and strengthening exercise, soon returned to the court Gao Fushuai, once again jumping, landing link injury, and knee again. After an MRI examination, the cartilage split into four small pieces, and in the face of this situation, he chose to undergo microfracture surgery, and it was from then on that his knee never recovered.
Lonzo Ball may be repeating Parsons' old path, according to Charania, Bulls management will focus on this situation, and it may even affect the player's career. Since reaching a four-year 80 million contract extension with the team in 2021, he has only played in 35 games for the team in two years, averaging 13.0 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game, and shooting 42.3% from three-point range. There are 2 years left in the contract between the two parties, with a total value of more than 40 million, and according to the current recovery progress, the bull's money will be lost.
Throughout the history of the NBA, countless stars with high hopes have broken their knees, such as Huang Mambaroi, Hall of Famer Maddie, the youngest MVP Ross, etc., Ball's situation is rare, far beyond the scope of sports medicine, his comeback is only theoretically possible, or will affect his career, forced to withdraw from the league.