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Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball ruled out for season due to knee injury

Chicago Bulls announced on Tuesday that point guard Lonzo Ball has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2022-23 campaign. Ball hasn’t played since last season due to a knee injury; his last game was on Jan. 14, 2022. The 25-year-old Ball is under contract through 2023-24, and his contract also includes a $21.3 million player option for 2024-25.

Bulls executive vie president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas said in a news release: “Despite making significant increases in strength and function over the past several months, Bulls guard Lonzo Ball continues to experience performance limiting discomfort during participation in high level basketball-related activities. Considering the required time period to achieve the necessary level of fitness to return-to-play and the current stage of the NBA season, Ball will not return this season. The focus for Ball will continue to be on the resolution of his discomfort and a full return for the 2023-24 season.”

Ball averaged 13 points, 5.4 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game in 35 starts last season. He was first diagnosed with a bone bruise and meniscus injury, and has undergone two surgeries since then. The Bulls had said that Ball was scheduled to be reevaluated in 4 to 6 weeks after his most-recent surgery in September.

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