Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball is scheduled to be re-evaluated on Thursday afternoon, the Lakers revealed Wednesday:

Ball has been dealing with a bone bruise in his sprained left ankle. His initial timeline for recovery was slated at four to six weeks, but it sounds like he'll need a bit more time. He needed crutches and a walking boot for a while, but he has reportedly been running on an underwater treadmill in recent days.

In 47 appearances with the Lakers this season (45 starts), Ball has racked up averages of 9.9 points on 40.6 percent shooting from the field (32.9 percent from beyond the arc), 5.4 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 30.3 minutes per outing.

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Ball, who sprained his ankle on Jan. 19 in the third quarter of the Lakers’ loss to the Houston Rockets, could be out of commission until mid-March:

“We are still missing a key piece of our unit in Zo, which we’ve missed a lot,” LeBron James told the Los Angeles Times last week. “But we are definitely together and we look forward to seeing what we are capable of.”

The Lakers (29-31 and fourth in the Pacific Division standings) have struggled with Ball out of the rotation. In fact, they've lost four of their last five games. Their next shot at claiming a victory comes on Wednesday night, when they'll welcome the New Orleans Pelicans to town for a nationally televised event.