On Wednesday night, Lonzo Ball and the Chicago Bulls hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves at the United Center for their fourth preseason game.

Ball made his return to playing for the first time in more than two years.

He had ten points, one rebound, one assist, one steal and one block (and helped the Bulls win by a score of 125-123).

After the game, Ball made a after to Instagram, which had more than 130,000 likes in three hours.

Ball captioned his post: “If you fail, fail again because you can’t win if you don’t try 🙏🏻🤞🏼💙 #MuchLove“

Many NBA players responded to Ball’s post.

Trae Young: “Welcome back Killa!!”

Lance Stephenson: “Welcome back bro 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 I was like a proud dad when I saw you play today 😂let’s gooooooooo broooooo it’s go time 💪🏿”

Alex Caruso: “ZO2!! Nice to have you back🙌🏼”

Troy Brown Jr.: “Glad to see you back on the court dog!!! 💪🏾🔥”

Coby White: “My brudda!!!!”

Kyle Anderson: “yeah like that 💫💫💫”

Ball was the second pick in the 2017 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers after a sensational freshman season at UCLA.

He played parts of five seasons for the Lakers, Pelicans and Bulls.

His career averages are 11.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game while shooting 40.0% from the field and 36.4% from three-point range in 252 games.

The Bulls play their first game of the 2024-2025 regular season on October 23 when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans.