Lonzo Ball will miss his third consecutive game on Sunday as the New Orleans Pelicans take on the Sacramento Kings. Ball has been sidelined for going on a week with bilateral knee tendinopathy, though he still remains day-to-day.
On Saturday, head coach Stan Van Gundy provided an update on Ball’s condition as the Pelicans enter the second week of their two-week road trip.
“He says he feels a lot better. (He’s) really working hard on strengthening the muscles around that knee which seems to really help. I think he’s pretty optimistic about being able to come at full strength and pretty optimistic that’s (his return) is not in the distant, distant future. I think we’re talking more days to a week than we are weeks.”
After Sunday’s game against the Kings, the Pelicans will travel to Utah for two games against the Jazz on Tuesday and Thursday before a stop in Minnesota on Saturday ends the road trip.
