There’s never a day when Lonzo Ball isn’t grateful for his left knee.
When he underwent a third and final surgery in March 2023, the Chicago Bulls guard experienced something that felt close to a miracle. For almost two years, he couldn’t escape the chronic pain in his knee. But an unprecedented procedure involving multiple cartilage transplants gave Ball a second chance at a pain-free life — and his NBA career.
And on Wednesday, Ball had an extra source of gratitude: meeting the family of Alex Reinhardt, the donor for part of his knee transplant that allowed his unlikely return this season.