A couple of weeks ago, right in the middle of the period when the Kawhi Leonard trade talks between the Lakers and the Spurs were seemingly at their peak, Yahoo! Sports Shams Charania reported that Lonzo Ball had a torn meniscus.
This news seemingly came out of left field and Charania’s follow up post about it did not really offer any further details, but made it seem like it was not serious:
Ball was diagnosed with the injury at the end of the season and has gone through recovery options to treat the minor injury and find the best route for his long-term future, league sources said.