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Lonzo Ball revealed part of his recovery from his knee injury suffered in January 2022 has included undergoing a meniscus transplant from a donor.

Ball's injury dates back to when he tore his meniscus in 2018."There was no more meniscus left and bone on bone was rubbing," Ball said. "The cartilage was gone and the bone was messed up, so I had to get a new meniscus from a donor. I had to get a bone allograft and I had to get some new cartilage put in as well."

Ball underwent cartilage transplant surgery in March 2023, a third surgery on his left knee in the span of a year. 

Ball is optimistic that he will be ready to play at the start of the 2024-25 season.

"I firmly believe that," Ball said. "That's the plan that I'm on and I haven't had any setbacks. I expect to play the first game."

Via Jamal Collier/ESPN

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If I am the Hornets I trade his brother ASAP

Yeah that entire family is made of glass lol. I would be surprised if he plays this year and whenever he does play he's most likely going to be a shell of what he was. If I'm the hornets I'd probably move lamelo, seems like he's going down the same route. That ball DNA is extremely fragile.

I didn’t even know this was possible but if you ever need it Jalen Brunson, you can have my meniscus

Unfortunately, the donor was Brandon Roy

hauntedcomputer wrote:Unfortunately, the donor was Brandon Roy

Lmao that’s terrible. I was about to say that at this point, he needs to call Orochimaru.

Welcome to Chicago Isaiah Collier

brooklynbrawler wrote:I didn’t even know this was possible but if you ever need it Jalen Brunson, you can have my meniscus

They would take the meniscus from a cadaver. My brother has a dead man's achilles! Frankenstein's Monster is real people!

Pickled Prunes wrote:

brooklynbrawler wrote:I didn’t even know this was possible but if you ever need it Jalen Brunson, you can have my meniscus

They would take the meniscus from a cadaver. My brother has a dead man's achilles! Frankenstein's Monster is real people!

I have cadaver bones in my neck, in two different places from bone fusion surgeries.

Somebody once asked me were they get the bones from. I told them I had to pick up a homeless guy on the way to the hospital. Their stupid @ss believed me at first.

Hoop Hunter wrote:

Pickled Prunes wrote:

brooklynbrawler wrote:I didn’t even know this was possible but if you ever need it Jalen Brunson, you can have my meniscus

They would take the meniscus from a cadaver. My brother has a dead man's achilles! Frankenstein's Monster is real people!

I have cadaver bones in my neck, in two different places from bone fusion surgeries.

Somebody once asked me were they get the bones from. I told them I had to pick up a homeless guy on the way to the hospital. Their stupid @ss believed me at first.

Same here for 22 years now - double fusion C4 through C6 and has been rock solid.