Lonzo Ball will stay with the Chicago Bulls for the next two seasons.
The Chicago Bulls and point guard Lonzo Ball agreed to a two-year contract extension on Wednesday, rewarding the 27-year-old after he battled back from injuries that caused him to miss two seasons.
Ball is averaging 7.2 points and 3.5 assists per game in 30 games this season after he was forced out of the previous two seasons due to multiple issues with his left knee. He underwent a cartilage and meniscus transplant in the knee last year after several procedures failed to fix his injury.
“I’m excited for him because of the journey he’s had to get back in between the lines and playing and, obviously, give all the medical people a ton of credit of helping him get to that point,” Chicago coach Billy Donovan said after Wednesday’s loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
“I think he, really, always has felt pretty good about his situation here in Chicago, which I think is great. I think he’s been a great inspiration to a lot of us.”
Chicago played without Ball (left knee injury management) for the second game of a back-to-back after beating Miami a night earlier. Ball had played eight games in a row, but is still not playing both games of a back-to-back.
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