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Lonzo Ball denies retirement after reflective podcast sparks confusion

The NBA veteran quickly clarified on social media he's still seeking a team after comments about his injury-plagued career went viral.

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What to know

  • Lonzo Ball sparked retirement speculation with reflective podcast comments about his injury-plagued career, but quickly denied retiring via social media.
  • Ball, 28, remains an unrestricted free agent heading into the 2026-27 NBA season and said he is "still waiting for a call" from teams.
  • His career has been marked by significant injuries that limited his playing time across four NBA teams since being drafted No. 2 overall by the Lakers in 2017.

“I feel like I gave everything I had to hoop, and I feel like everything I got in my life is because of hoop. I'm grateful to even make it to the league and be able to play for 9 years.”

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Lonzo Ball denies retirement after reflective podcast sparks confusion
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    Ball denies retirement on social media

    After his reflective podcast comments went viral and sparked retirement speculation, Ball posted on X stating he had not retired and remains an unrestricted free agent waiting for a team to sign him.

    “I retired? News to me lol cuz I'm still waiting for a call… NBA season long 🤷🏻‍♂️…”
    — Lonzo Ball
    1. 1 outlet Lonzo Ball retirement confusion after tear-jerking interview goes wild

      first by NY Post, 10h ago

    • He just straight up admitted he got zero interest. At least pretend you got leverage man

      Extra_Cress_5855r/nba7h agoview on r/nba ↗
  2. background

    Lonzo Ball speaks reflectively about career on podcast — Ball appeared on the "Ball in the Family Podcast" and discussed how injuries have affected his nine-year NBA career, speaking in past tense about his accomplishments and expressing regret he never reached his peak.

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