Chicago Bulls star Lonzo Ball hits out at Stephen A. Smith over his knee injury claims in brutal response: ‘Who are your sources, bro?’
Chicago Bulls point guard Lonzo Ball not only confirmed he will miss the entire 2023-24 season, but also called out Stephen A. Smith for reporting false information following the ESPN analyst’s latest rant.
This now makes it a second rant in two days that Smith has been publicly called out for reporting inaccurate information that he obtained from his ‘sources.’ Smith was also called out on Monday by Stefon Diggs after he claimed the Bills WR wants out of Buffalo.
A day later, the 55-year-old received another angry response after claiming Ball is still struggling with knee problems and is even finding it difficult to ‘get up from the sitting position’.
But in a video posted to X [fka Twitter] Ball yelled: ‘Stephen A., who are your sources, bro? Please tell me who your sources are. Come on, man.
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‘Come on, man, you gotta stop yapping. And I actually like you man. I don’t even know you like that, but I like you. I’m coming back, man, come on.’
Lonzo Ball posted a video calling out Stephen A. Smith for an inaccurate report on his health
Ball has been out of action since January 14, 2022 due to injury problems with his knee
During the video, which was captioned ‘@stephenasmith come to the actual source next time. I’m not hard to reach,’ Ball was vigorously standing up and sitting down while noticeably only applying weight to his left leg.
The sounds of multi-time Grammy nominated rapper Gunna’s song ‘f**umean’ could also be heard blasting in the background in what was surely an effort to add emphasis to his message – or at least to those whom were aware of the song.
Earlier in the day during an episode of ESPN’s ‘First Take’, Smith went on one of his daily tangents which included him saying: ‘Those are doctors, something went wrong in terms of these procedures that he has had.
‘I don’t think he’ll ever be the same, based off of what we’re seeing and hearing and reading about. I’ve heard that it’s even hard for him to get up from the sitting position. You can’t play 50, 60, 70 games a year and the postseason.
‘It’s sad because with DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine, if they had a guy like Lonzo Ball healthy, the Chicago Bulls would be even better than what we’ve seen, so I’m really, really sad for him. I just hope that he ultimately is blessed enough to get his health back.’
Ball’s ongoing knee issues that have kept him off the court since January 14, 2022 have been well documented. The three knee surgeries he underwent in the span of 14 months have led the Bulls to even ponder if he will ever play again.
The Bulls also filed formal paperwork with the NBA in an effort to recoup $10.2 million for injured guard through a disabled player exception.
Ball confirmed on the From the Point by Trae Young podcast on Monday that he will miss the entirety of the upcoming season with a knee injury.
The Chicago Bulls have pondered whether or not Ball will ever be able to play again
‘Just taking it day by day, bro. I just had a really big surgery, hopefully, the last one I ever have to get. It’s a long process. I’m already out this whole next season,’ he said.
‘When I first got hurt, we didn’t really know what it was. I was seeing all types of different doctors and stuff. I was just kind of going up and down. That was really hard for me because I just didn’t know what the next day was going to be like.
‘At least now, I got the surgery. We got a plan moving forward. We’ve been on plan. I’m on track. Hopefully, everything works out. I just leave it up to God and do the best I can and live with the results.’
