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Chicago Bulls to restart Lonzo Ball’s knee rehab, hopeful he’ll play this season

Chicago Bulls to restart Lonzo Ball's knee rehab, hopeful he'll play this season

7:43 PM ET

Jamal CollierESPN

CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball will restart the rehab process on his left knee in hopes of playing again before the end of the 2021-22 season.

The Bulls had “pulled back” Ball’s rehab process for the past 10 days, shutting him down from sprinting when his knee did not respond to the recovery program following arthroscopic knee surgery in January. The team is ready to begin increasing Ball’s activity again, but coach Billy Donovan acknowledged the process will be gradual.

“With the amount of time that he had off to let things calm down, we’re not going to go 0-to-60,” Bulls coach Billy Donovan said before Thursday’s game against the LA Clippers.

Ball, who has not played since Jan. 14, does not have a lot of time left to return to the court again this season. Following Thursday’s game, there are 10 days remaining in the regular season and the Bulls have five games left.

Donovan did not rule out the possibility of Ball’s returning to play in the…

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