After more than two years without playing a basketball game, it may sound like Lonzo Ball’s recovery is not going as expected, but the reality is that it is a new blow for a boy who continues fighting to return to the court without being certain. some that he is going to achieve it.
As reported by Joe Cowley of Chicago Sun Times, concerns are growing about Ball’s rehabilitation progress. According to the calendar, he was supposed to start running in January, but we are ending February and that time has not yet arrived. We are talking about three surgeries on the left knee, the last in March 2023 including a cartilage transplant. The situation is tough and Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan doesn’t shed much light on it either.
«I don’t know if it is stagnant. As far as I know, he hasn’t been able to do any sprints yet. Yes, they talked about doing it as a sort of goal, sort of a benchmark. I think the only priority right now is to keep him from going backwards, and to do that he needs to develop more strength in his leg. After everything that’s happened with his leg, before he can really improve I think they want him to reach a physical point of strength in his quadriceps and hamstrings. That’s the point they want to take it to before it starts doing anything else,” says the head coach.
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Although Ball expressed some optimism in the summer after his latest intervention, the rehabilitation work he has carried out in Los Angeles does not seem to be bearing the desired results. While it is certain that it will be no consolation if he is not able to return to the field as he wishes, at least he signed a great contract before this serious injury, still leaving him with a player option worth $21.4 million. facing the 2024-25 academic year. At this point there is no guarantee that he will be able to be on the floor by then.
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2024-02-28 13:00:00
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