On May 29, Beijing time, according to local Chicago radio media Dan Bernstein, the Bulls believe that Lonzo Pol (Ball Brother) is unlikely to return. The last time he played for the Bulls was in 2021-22, when he played 35 games before being injured. The 2022-23 season did not play. Only 25 years old, is it really possible that he retired due to injury?
Now it seems likely that the ball brother will continue to miss next season's games. On March 20, he underwent his third knee surgery in an attempt to recover from the injury he suffered in 2021-22. This time it was a cartilage transplant, which doctors said could be the best chance for the ball brother to return, but so far, no NBA player has been able to return to the game after this operation. Brother Ball is challenging a task that has not been completed before.
It is reported that Brother Qiu's knee injury is quite strange, and he has been recovering for more than a year, and he still hurts. Tristan Thompson previously broke the news on the show that he talked to Brother Qiu's agent and learned that Brother Qiu had searched for famous doctors across the country, but the results were desperate. The doctors said they had never seen such an injury. The ball daddy once questioned the Bulls, believing that the bulls did not protect the ball brother well, and had arranged excessive training when he was not fully recovered.
Dan Bernstein's revelation shows that the Bulls are pessimistic about the recovery of the Bulls, perhaps because the current recovery progress of the Bulls has left the Bulls with no hope. It has also been previously reported that Brother Ball may be forced to retire due to injury.
Ball Brother was the top pick in 2017, and the scout that year was Tatum of the Green Army. Seeing that Tatum is currently leading the team in the Eastern Conference final, and Brother Qiu's career has been in crisis, it has to be embarrassing. So far, he has played in 252 regular-season games, averaging 11.9 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game. He has two years left on his contract, $20.46 million for 2023-24 and $21.39 million for player options in 2024-25.