PHOENIX – Billy Donovan chose his words carefully when discussing the current situation surrounding Lonzo Ball and his return from left knee surgery, but anyway the Bulls coach tried to spin it didn’t sound very optimistic.
“He has not responded,’’ Donovan said on Friday. “There’s no setbacks. It’s still the same thing. So I don’t want to act like . . . we mentioned the other day a couple steps forward, he goes back. He has not been able to do anything full speed. And anytime we get him close to that, there’s discomfort.’’
What that means for the starting point guard is the medical staff was trying to reassess his rehabilitation process, and see if it’s something where they press pause on Ball or if they completely shut him down for the time being and let him “rest for a little bit and see if that helps.