Bulls guard Lonzo Ball is dealing with another injury. He has a right wrist sprain and will be reevaluated in 10 days, the team’s PR department tweets.
Ball suffered the injury during the first quarter against Memphis on Monday. Chicago has two games remaining this week and four more next week, so the point guard will miss a minimum of six contests.
The 27-year-old played a season-high 18 minutes off the bench against the Grizzlies and contributed six points and six assists without a turnover. Ball has appeared in three of Chicago’s first four games, averaging 4.7 points, 3.7 assists and 2.7 rebounds in 15.7 minutes per game.
Ball missed the last two-and-a-half seasons with persistent knee issues. He hadn’t suited up since January 2022 before his long-awaited return last Wednesday, when he played 14 minutes against New Orleans. While the wrist injury is an unfortunate setback, the good news is that his knees have held up fine so far this fall.
Ball’s four-year, $80MM contract expires after the season.
Ball has been great so far, but his health in April is what matters. Keep building & come playoff time, Bulls will be a dark horse!
Nothing but min vet 1 yr contract from here on out for Lonzo
It’s more than I thought he would get after being out for more than two and a half years. I guess every day on an NBA court is a win for him.
Yeah, poor dude has only made 112M so far. I hope he’s gonna be ok,
So injury prone these ball siblings.
Unbelievable!!! Is he related to the Cubans on the sox?