{"id":49,"date":"2024-10-01T05:47:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T05:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=49"},"modified":"2024-10-01T05:53:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T05:53:55","slug":"chicago-bulls-lonzo-ball-ready-for-new-season-with-a-brand-new-knee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/chicago-bulls-lonzo-ball-ready-for-new-season-with-a-brand-new-knee\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Bulls&#8217; Lonzo Ball ready for new season with a &#8220;brand-new knee&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After sitting on the sidelines for over 2 years due to knee injuries, Chicago Bulls&rsquo; point guard Lonzo Ball is ready to make a strong comeback. During the Bulls&rsquo; media day on Monday ahead of the 2024-25 NBA season, the 26-year-old gave a positive update on his fitness and revealed that he plans to be available for the season opener.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;We had a couple conversations about it so far. Obviously, back-to-backs are off the table right now,&rdquo; Ball said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m definitely going to be on minutes restriction. We don&rsquo;t have a set number yet, but there will be one. It&rsquo;s going to be constant communication throughout the year because it is, sort of, a new project if you will, that we all have to get through together&rdquo;, <\/em>Ball said during the event.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lonzo Ball said he&rsquo;s on a minutes restriction and that back-to-backs are off the table for now. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V8D3UBpSah\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/V8D3UBpSah<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kyle W (@K_Williamsmedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/K_Williamsmedia\/status\/1840829132587847775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 30, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Ball, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, also spoke about his recovery process and claimed he feels &ldquo;healthy enough&rdquo; to play.<\/p><p><em>&ldquo;I pretty much have a brand new knee. Feeling good, feeling healthy enough to play so that&rsquo;s all that matters,&rdquo;<\/em> he said.<\/p><p>While Ball is excited to return to the court, he recognizes that he will not be as athletic as he was before the injury.<br><br>&ldquo;Obviously, I&rsquo;m not going to be as athletic as I once was before, but I feel like skill and IQ can go a long way, especially in the league&rdquo;, the Bulls&rsquo; guard said. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/dikembe-mutombo-nba-legend-passes-away-at-58-after-battle-with-brain-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo passes away at 58 after battle with brain cancer<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lonzo Ball set for new beginnings after difficult 2 seasons<\/h2><p>The No. 2 overall pick from the 2017 NBA draft went through a difficult period after he suffered a career-threatening knee injury in 2022. The point guard, who last played in January 2022, went through multiple surgeries, including a cartilage transplant for the knee in 2023. <\/p><p>In 35 games in 2021-22, the point guard averaged 13.0 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game.<\/p><p>Ball&rsquo;s return to NBA action will give a big boost to the Chicago Bulls, who, despite Coby White&rsquo;s breakout season, lost to the 8th-seeded Miami Heat in the second stage of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/playoffs\/2024\/play-in-tournament\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Play-In Tournament<\/a>. <\/p><p>Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/p><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After sitting on the sidelines for over 2 years due to knee injuries, Chicago Bulls&rsquo; point guard Lonzo Ball is ready to make a strong comeback. 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