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On Tuesday, the Chicago Bulls confirmed that guard Lonzo Ball will not return this season. Ball, the No. 2 overall choice in the 2017 NBA Draft, has not played since tearing the meniscus in his left knee in January 2022. Ball's rehabilitation from two arthroscopic surgeries has made "modest gains," according to Bulls vice president Arturas Karnisovas, who noted in early February that the Bulls expected to publicly update Ball's health status after the All-Star break. The news is hardly surprising. According to NBC Sports Chicago's K.C. Johnson, the injury was a "foregone conclusion" that Ball would miss the rest of the season. Johnson stated on the "Bulls Talk Pod" that Ball is still unable to sprint or cut. Ball hasn't played in a game since tearing his meniscus against the Golden State Warriors on January 14, 2022. He was supposed to be out for 6-8 weeks after his initial arthroscopic operation. Last season, the Bulls went 19-23 without Ball and finished as the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference, falling in the first round to the Milwaukee Bucks in five games. There was some hope that the 25-year-old might be able to return for the start of the 2022-23 season, until it was revealed that his knee was still a big problem. Ball needed a second operation in September because he couldn't sprint or leap on his knee and still experienced trouble walking up stairs. Doctors were "a little startled," according to Ball, that he was still battling so much as a result of the first injury. Fans were pumped up last month when Ball shared footage of himself dunking and jogging. It's unclear how recent those films were, but Ball appeared to have a minor limp in the jogging footage. The UCLA star inked a four-year, $80 million contract with the Bulls as part of a trade from the New Orleans Pelicans in August 2021. In 35 games last season, he averaged 13 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 5.1 assists. Thirteen months after his first injury, it is evident how valuable Ball would be to the Bulls if he were healthy, something supporters must now hope will happen before next season. With a 26-33 record and a 20th-ranked offense in points per game, the Bulls are ranked 11th in the Eastern Conference.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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