Lonzo Ball is expected to play in his first game since January 2022 on Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Ball has undergone multiple surgeries since suffering a torn meniscus. Ball underwent a rare double cartilage transplant surgery. Ball underwent the cartilage transplant surgery in May 2023.
The Bulls had a 27-13 record up until the last date Ball played a game, the best record in the Eastern Conference at the time.