When Lonzo Ball found out he would miss at least the next 4-6 weeks for the Los Angeles Lakers after an MRI revealed a grade 3 ankle sprain, he was understandably distraught.
“He’s emotionally devastated right now,” Walton told reporters at the Lakers’ shootaround on Monday morning. “It’s unfortunate. He was starting to play really good basketball.”
Ball was playing what some around the Lakers considered the best basketball of his young career so far, making his injury a particularly devastating one for him and the team.
“I think he knows how much we need him and he feels a responsibility for our team,” Walton said.