Lonzo Ball will not return to Monday's game between the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers due to a head injury.

Ball injured his left knee Jan. 14, 2022, against the Warriors, and it seemed at first to be the kind of thing that would be fixed pretty fast. Originally diagnosed as a bone bruise, it soon was discovered he also had torn the meniscus in the knee.

Feb. 24, Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball left the team’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers early after suffering a head injury. The injury occurred during the second quarter when Ball collided with 76ers big man Adem Bona while attempting to defend Kelly Oubre Jr.

In a game between two teams struggling to find the win column lately, the Philadelphia 76ers or the Chicago Bulls were bound to pick up a win Monday night. The Bulls — who came in losers of six straight games — proved to be the hungrier team by scoring their highest point total of the season thus far,

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The Chicago Bulls are heading to Philadelphia to take on the 76ers. Both teams are in the midst of extended losing streaks, the Bulls with a six-game streak and the 76ers with a seven-game streak. Monday's game will be the third meeting between the two teams and the first in Philadelphia.