The Latest Breaking News from Lonzo Ball

The original injury timeline was 4-to-6 weeks. That was 8 months ago.

Artūras Karnišovas took a calculated risk in the summer when he decided the Chicago Bulls roster needed only a little tweaking.

CHICAGO — Lonzo Ball will have left knee surgery next week and miss the start of the season as the Chicago Bulls continue to seek answers for their starting point guard’s lingering injury.

The left knee that sidelined Ball back in January and was supposed to be a quick return, will now put him on the shelf for the start of the 2022-23 season, with a re-evaluation coming in four-to-six weeks.

The Bulls point guard is set to miss even more time with his lingering knee injury.

The Bulls point guard falls 21 spots from last year's NBArank.

The cleanup was vast for executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general manager Marc Eversley when they first took over the front office, but with fall camp about to start next week for year three, the expectations have been raised and results need to be seen.

Conley could add insurance for the Bulls if Lonzo Ball's injury continues to linger.

When healthy, the Bulls have one of the best defensive backcourts in the league.