Lakers Injury News: Lonzo Ball Won’t Play In Scrimmages When Training Camp Opens, Team Not Rushing Return

Matthew Moreno
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Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

After battling knee trouble throughout his rookie season, Lonzo Ball underwent arthroscopic surgery during the offseason. The Los Angeles Lakers announced at the time of the operation that Ball would make a full recovery in time for the start of training camp.

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The Lakers are holding Media Day on Monday, followed by opening camp at the UCLA Health Training Center the following day. They’ll spend the week holding practices and scrimmages, including two-a-day practices on Tuesday and Wednesday.

While training camp will be the first official gathering for the Lakers since signing LeBron James, Michael Beasley, JaVale McGee, Rajon Rondo and Lance Stephenson, they won’t quite be at full strength.

According to Mike Bresnahan of Spectrum SportsNet, Lakers head coach Luke Walton said Ball will initially be held out of scrimmages:

In previously discussing training camp, Walton said he was already planning for the first scrimmage to be a matchup between the Lakers young core and newly-added veterans.

Meanwhile, for Ball, any limitations or potential time missed in training camp or the preseason could impact his competition with Rondo to start at point guard. Walton intends to evaluate all options and players to find a lineup that best complements James.

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Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers games, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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