Los Angeles Lakers: Lonzo Ball to undergo knee surgery

The Los Angeles Lakers have recently announced that Lonzo Ball will be undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his knee.

In what has been a wild offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers with the signing of LeBron James, it hasn’t all been perfect. While that signing has caused a lot of excitement for the Lakers, they did receive some bad news about their young point guard, Lonzo Ball.

Ball was recently diagnosed with a torn meniscus and it was announced that he will be undergoing knee surgery.

Injuries have certainly been an issue for Ball early on in his Lakers career, as he missed a lot of time in his rookie season. Ball played 52 games last season and missed 30 throughout the season, with a good amount coming at the end of the season.

When healthy, Ball played well for the Lakers, as he was able to average 10.2 points, 7.2 assists, and 6.9 rebounds per game. As a rookie, missing as much time as Ball did is never a good thing, as he clearly threw off his rhythm at times, especially with his jump shot.

The good news for the Lakers is that Ball is expected to be fully recovered for the start of training camp, which is ideal. Heading into his second season, Ball will be expected to take another step forward with expectations being high.

The Lakers did do a good job getting a solid point guard in Rajon Rondo this offseason, as backup point guard was a problem for the Lakers last season. With Ball out, the Lakers struggled to replace him in the lineup, as Tyler Ennis did not do a good job. Alex Caruso did play well and continues to look good in the Las Vegas Summer League, but playing him extended minutes might not put him in a position to succeed.

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Hopefully, Ball doesn’t experience any delays in his recovery, as getting him with all of his new teammates for training camp will be important. Injuries have been an issue for Ball early on, but hopefully he is able to put that in the rear view mirror.