It was an important night for Ball who played in his first NBA game since Jan. 14, 2022. The crowd at the United Center greeted the guard with a standing ovation. Ball has undergone three procedures on his left knee,

Lonzo Ball needed less than a minute to reintroduce himself to the NBA on Wednesday night. Forty-three seconds, to be exact. When Ball checked into the preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the 6-minute,

Three surgeries and 1,006 days later, Lonzo Ball finally returned to an NBA court. Now 26 years old, Ball debuted for the Bulls in the preseason on Wednesday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Just taking the court was a monumental victory for Ball, but he gave Chicago so much more than that.