Lonzo Ball meets family of meniscus donor who helped revive his NBA career

Bulls’ Lonzo Ball meets family of donor for his unprecedented knee transplant: ‘It changed my life’

CHICAGO — There’s never a day when Lonzo Ball isn’t grateful for his left knee. When he underwent a third and final surgery in March 2023, the Chicago Bulls guard experienced something that felt close to a miracle. For almost…

Bulls' Lonzo Ball meets family of man whose knee cartilage he received in transplant: 'It changed my life'

Ball met with the family of Alex Reinhardt, who died by suicide at age 20, before the Bulls' game against the Heat

Lonzo Ball meets family of meniscus donor who helped revive his NBA career

CHICAGO (WGN) — After the Reinhardt family lost their 20-year-old son two years ago, they decided to donate his organs. Little did they know, one of the patients his donations helped was Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball. "After he passed away, his mother and I said, 'Yes, we want to donate if we can help other people,'" said Carl Reinhardt, Alex Reinhardt's father. Alex Reinhardt was a 20-year-old football player from South Dakota who died by suic…

Bulls' Ball meets family of the man who donated knee cartilage he received in transplant

Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball got to meet the family of the man who donated the knee cartilage he received in a transplant two years ago. Ball signed jerseys and took pictures with the mother, father, an older and a…

Bulls' Ball hosts family of donor for his transplant

Bulls guard Lonzo Ball had an emotional meeting with the family of the late Alex Reinhardt, who donated the knee cartilage Ball received in a transplant two years ago.

Bulls’ Lonzo Ball meets family of the man who donated knee cartilage he received in transplant

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball got to meet the family of the man who donated the knee cartilage he received in a transplant two years ago.