Chicago Bulls head coach Billy Donovan recently provided an update on Lonzo Ball, who hasn’t played since 2022 due to a left knee injury that necessitated surgery.
It wasn’t a good one, unfortunately for Ball, who is still struggling to run at his maximum speed and hasn’t made the kind of improvement the Bulls had hoped for.
Billy Donovan reportedly said, “I don’t know if he’s stuck,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times. “He is sprinting, jumping, and shooting a little bit. As far as I’m aware, he hasn’t done any sprinting yet. They discussed it, and [sprinting] was discussed as a sort of objective or benchmark, Donovan continued.
“I believe that in order to prevent him from falling behind, the one thing that has been prioritized at the moment is for him to strengthen his leg.”
I believe they want him to reach a physical point that is related to his quad strain because of the surgery he had and the length of time he was off his leg, which prevented him from fully ramping up.
It’s not that I think there’s a holdup, but that’s where they want him to go. He feels better about what he’s doing.
That update didn’t make it seem like the Bulls were very optimistic about Lonzo Ball recovering anytime soon, but then a video surfaced on social media of Ball doing a self-lob dunk.
