Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball exited Wednesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks in the third quarter after suffering a left knee contusion.
Ball suffered the injury after knocking knees with Dirk Nowitzki. Ball was able to walk to the bench where he had his knee wrapped up for a few minutes before being taken back to the locker room and ruled out for the rest of the game.
Ball will undergo a precautionary MRI on Thursday, but coach Luke Walton did not believe the injury was serious.
Walton said the team doctors think Lonzo Ball is going to be OK after taking a knee to the back of his knee on a back screen. He’s going to get a precautionary MRI tomorrow “Just to be safe.”
— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) March 29, 2018
The left knee is the same one that Ball injured in January, when the rookie missed 16 games with a MCL sprain.
Ball finished with eight points on 3-of-7 shooting with five assists and four rebounds in 24 minutes. The Lakers won 103-93.
