At the conclusion of the 2017-18 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers wanted Lonzo Ball to improve in one major area.
While much of the attention naturally was on Ball’s 36 percent shooting from the field and 30.5 percent shooting from the 3-point line, he missed 30 games due to various injuries. As a result, Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka challenged the 20-year-old to add strength that matches his conditioning level.
In perhaps the most important offseason in franchise history, Ball revealed he recently received a platelet-rich plasma injection into his left knee that kept him off the court for a month.