Beijing time, August 28, 2019 Today, in Italy's victory over Georgia's Men's Basketball World Cup qualifier, Celtic player Danilo Gallinari, who represented Italy, was seriously injured in his left knee without confrontation when he broke through in the fourth quarter, and then he was helped out by his teammates.
After the game, Italian men's basketball coach Gianmarco Pozzecco said that the team felt that Gallinari suffered a cruciate ligament tear in his left knee, but the injury has not yet been officially confirmed.
"I hope and pray that there will be no bad results. It was an honor for me to coach him. I saw pain in his eyes. Gianmarco Pozzecco said. According to TA reporter Shams Charania, preliminary examination results show that Gallinari's anterior cruciate ligament has not been torn, and an MRI examination will be performed tomorrow.
Gallinari will be almost impossible to play in the italian matches after that. If there is a problem with the cruciate ligament or meniscus, I am afraid that the 34-year-old veteran will quit the NBA and even quit the basketball stage.
If Gallinari can't play, it will be a heavy blow for Italy. Gallinari is strong, but has always had the attributes of the Glassman, in the 2013 season, Gallinari suffered a major knee injury, the season reimbursement, resulting in the Nuggets in the playoffs by the Warriors eliminated.
Gallinari played in the Italian league in his early years , being drafted by the New York Knicks in the 2008 NBA Draft , and later playing for the Denver Nuggets and los Angeles Clippers. Gallinari is tall, tough wing with soft shots and a height advantage that makes him suitable for defending a large small forward.
On Feb. 25, 2021, in the Hawks' 127-112 win over the Celtics, Gallinari became the second player in NBA history to shoot 80 percent from the field and shoot at least 10 three-pointers in a game.
Gallinari averaged 19.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game in his best season, shooting 46.3 percent from the field and 43.3 percent from three-point range. Such data, for a player from Europe, is indeed good, and he has successfully won a big contract.
For Gallinari, he is an NBA player I like for many years, I have always thought that he and Yi Jianlian are too similar, are big men, Gallinari has also been floating in the outside to shoot three-pointers, unfortunately, Gallinari has achieved success in the NBA, and Yi Jianlian has never broken out.
Today, the 34-year-old Gallinari still appears in the NBA and the national team, and the family is happy, which can be said to be a double harvest of love and career, and I also hope that Gallinari can recover as soon as possible and return to the field.