Former point guard of the Los Angeles Lakers, Lonzo Ball, will make his return to the court this week. Ball is expected to play this Wednesday in a preseason game for the first time since early in 2022.

Ball then signed a four-year, $80 million contract in a sign-and-trade which landed him with the Chicago Bulls. He continued his strong play, teaming up with DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic to lead the Bulls to the top seed in the Eastern Conference until Ball went down with an injury.

It's been more than 1,000 days since Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball last played in an NBA game. He appears to be on the verge of a return this week.