For Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari, the NBA shutdown wasn’t so sudden

During the coronavirus outbreak, Thunder forward Danilo Gallinari has been frequently in contact with his family in Italy and the United States using FaceTime and Skype. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]As Danilo Gallinari remembers it, he was the first player on the court Wednesday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, eager for the jump ball that would start the game between Gallinari’s Thunder and the Utah Jazz.

Gallinari also won’t soon forget how quickly he and his teammates were ushered back to the home locker room when the game was abruptly called off after Rudy Gobert, Utah’s All-Star center, had been confirmed to have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Gallinari…