CHICAGO -- Bulls guard Lonzo Ball got to meet the family of the man who donated the knee cartilage he received in a transplant two years ago.
Ball signed jerseys and took pictures before Wednesday's game against the Miami Heat with the mother, father, an older and a younger brother, and soon-to-be sister-in-law of the late Alex Reinhardt of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, who died at age 20 in late February 2023. The meeting near the Bulls' bench was an emotional moment for Angie Reinhardt, Alex's mother.
"It's been extremely emotional," she said.