Lonzo received PRP injection in left knee, has resumed basketball activities

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his left knee after the end of his season, he told ESPN's Ohm Youngmisuk at the Big Baller Brand Junior Basketball Association media day on Monday.

Ball, who missed the last eight games of the season due to a left knee contusion, said he had to stay off the knee for about a month after the injection, but has recently resumed basketball activities.

"I just got back (on the court)," he told Youngmisuk. "But I have been lifting weights. Nothing stopped me from doing that. I just got back on the court though, but everything is feeling good."

Ball also missed 15 games earlier in the season with an MCL sprain in the same knee. Throw in a shoulder sprain and all told he sat out 30 games of his rookie season. In the games he played, he averaged 10.2 points, 6.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists, and 1.7 steals, but posted a ghastly .360/.305/.451 shooting line.

He's focused on bulking up and honing his jumper, among other things, this offseason.

"Just been in the weight room, trying to put on that weight," he said. "And on the court, a lot of ballhandling, a lot of shooting. I am trying to critique everything and fine tune and get ready for next year."