CelticsBlog · Aug 27, 2022
Danilo Gallinari suffered knee injury during World Cup Qualifier
Photo by Giuseppe Cottini/Getty ImagesBoston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari suffered a left knee injury while playing for the Italian National Team. Gallinari’s left knee appeared to have buckled while he was driving to the basket in the fourth quarter of Italy’s 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifier against Georgia.
Italy’s head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco said he feared Gallinari tore his left ACL but cautioned he didn’t know for sure.
“I hope and I pray that nothing bad will come out. It was... it is an honor coaching him. I saw pain in his eyes”, Pozzecco said.