Lonzo Ball completed his miraculous return to an NBA floor when the Chicago Bulls guard checked into the team's 2024-25 regular season debut against the New Orleans Pelicans on Oct. 23.
The 26-year-old hadn't played in over 1,000 days but put together a 14-minute stint in NOLA, finishing Chicago's 123-111 loss with five points, two rebounds and four assists.
Statistically, it was an inauspicious debut for Ball. Realistically, it was a groundbreaking return from multiple knee surgeries, including a meniscus transplant that no professional athlete had ever come back from.
What does game two hold in store for Ball when the Bulls travel to Milwaukee to face the Bucks?
Bulls' Lonzo Ball will not play tonight against Bucks
Ball is listed as out for Chicago's game against Milwaukee for "left knee surgery injury management."
At least during the early portion of the season, he'll be held out of back-to-backs, and as the Bulls play host to the Oklahoma City Thunder tomorrow, Oct. 26, Ball won't play against the Bucks but should be ready to go for the matchup with the Thunder.
On Milwaukee's side, Khris Middleton is still out as he recovers from ankle surgery.
The following is the complete injury report for tonight's game.
Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee Bucks full injury report
Chicago Bulls:
Out: Lonzo Ball (left knee management)
Milwaukee Bucks:
Out: Khris Middleton (ankle)
Probable: Brook Lopez (quadriceps contusion), Giannis Antetokounmpo (right patella tendonitis)