BREAKING: Lonzo Ball To Have 3rd Knee Surgery—And The News Gets Even Worse

The news just keeps getting worse for Lonzo Ball and the Chicago Bulls. He's confirmed to be having a third surgery on his puzzling knee injury, and this latest procedure will likely keep him out of most or all of next season as well.

Lonzo Ball will undergo a third surgery on his left knee that is expected to cost him most of the 2023-24 season, per @ShamsCharania pic.twitter.com/hHcJ1nrGfE
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) March 16, 2023

In fact, according to Adrian Wojnarowski, "There are concerns about Ball’s ability to resume his career." Just devastating.

There are concerns about Ball’s ability to resume his career and hopes that this surgery — which could cost Ball another full season away — will give him a pathway to play again, sources said. ESPN reported last week that Ball was weighing procedure. https://t.co/vjTLR8MBHq
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 16, 2023

The hopes are that this third surgery will be able to provide an opportunity for him to revive his career in the future. The Bulls report that the new procedure will involve a cartilage transplant.

Ball signed a 4-year, $80M contract with the Bulls before the 2021-22 season. He first injured the knee in January 2022, and hasn't been able to return, sitting out all of this year as well. He'll now be forced to likely sit out 2 1/2 seasons when all is said and done.

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