Chicago – Bulls watch Lonzo Ball They had to meet the family of a man who donated a knee cartilage he received in a transplant two years ago.
Ball signed jerseys and took pictures before Wednesday’s game against Miami Heat With his mother, father, older and younger brother and early-by-brother-in-law of the deceased Alex Reinhardt of Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, who died at the age of 20 at the end of February 2023.
“It was extremely emotional,” she said. “So much happiness comes with that. All people who are the recipients of Alex’s donors are just blessed. We had mothers from some people who said things. Now we meet Lonza. It’s just a blessing so we can watch people with knees or anything else because we wanted it to be here.”
Angie Reinhardt described her son as someone who “likes to do everything fast”, whether skiing or trumpet. He played football and struggled in high school.
She said the family called from the donor net and said that the athlete who received a part of Alex’s tissue was interested in meeting her family. A few weeks later they found that the recipient was the ball. The meeting met soon afterwards.
He subjected the ball transplantation of meniscus and cartilage in his left knee in March 2023 after several procedures failed to repair the injuries he suffered during the 2021-22 season first in Chicago. He played in 35 games before Wednesday after missing the period 2022-23 and 2023-24.
“In order to help people after his death, they really feel like a blessing for all of us,” Angie said.
