Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball is reportedly expected to be ruled out for the rest of the season due to his ankle injury.
The Lakers have already received one huge piece of injury news that will affect their rotation moving forward, as forward Brandon Ingram will miss the remainder of the season after tests discovered a Deep Venous Thrombosis in his arm.
And now, it appears that Ball's ongoing ankle injury may rule him out for the season as well, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports:
Lakers guard Lonzo Ball has a re-evaluation checkup on his ankle today and there’s strong suspicion he’ll also be ruled out the remainder of the season, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
Ball was averaging 9.9 points, 5.4 assists, and 5.3 rebounds per game this season before suffering the injury back in January.
Injuries have certainly played a role in the Lakers' struggles this season, and it will likely cause LeBron James and company to miss the playoffs after what's been a brutal stretch of games in recent weeks.
Los Angeles is now 30-35 overall on the season and must now prepare for a primetime matchup against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.
It doesn't get any easier after that, with the Lakers set for a five-game road trip starting on Tuesday.
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