Bulls’ Lonzo Ball reveals he had another rare knee procedure: a meniscus transplant [Video]

In March of last year, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball underwent a rare surgical procedure on his injured left knee: a cartilage transplant. On the latest episode of his podcast, Ball, who hasn’t played in an NBA game since January 2022, said that he also had a meniscus transplant, a second rare surgical procedure.

“To make a long story short, ultimately, it started with a meniscus tear,” Ball said. “It basically started on the Lakers, when I tore it the first time. I tore it a couple more times to a point to where there was no more — basically, not much meniscus left, and bone-on-bone was rubbing. So the cartilage was gone and the bone was messed up, so I had to get actually a new meniscus from a donor. I had to get a bone allograft and I had to get some new cartilage …