Los Angeles: “When he feels better, he’ll play,” is how people such as coach Luke Walton have discussed Ball and his recovery from a sprained left medial collateral ligament.
That description has always been light on details, as Ball’s injury progressed from a day-to-day problem to something that’s sidelined him for nearly a month.
But the Lakers have offered some clearer evidence that Ball could, in fact, be close to a return.
According to Walton, Ball participated in “pretty much everything” at the team’s practice except for contact drills.
“He hasn’t done any practice, so you don’t just go from zero practice to full-contact practice,” Walton said. “You go to doing practice non-contact and if that feels good, then you do some more contact. And then if that feels good, you start playing again.” (Los Angeles Times)