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Bulls coach Billy Donovan staying optimistic about a Lonzo Ball return

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Bulls coach Billy Donovan is trying to remain optimistic about a return for point guard Lonzo Ball after what will be his third left knee surgery in the last 14 months.

It’s a discussion the Bulls have to have as an organization at some point very soon.

If the front office is really doing its job, they’ve undoubtedly already had it.

Billy Donovan, however, wasn’t there yet.

In the wake of the news that guard Lonzo Ball would be undergoing a third surgery in 14 months on the injured left knee, Donovan was asked on Friday about the possibility that when Ball played in that January 2022 loss to Golden State, if that could be his last game in a Bulls uniform?