Boston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari has officially been diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his left knee. Gallinari was injured while playing for Italy in a 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifier on Saturday.
The Italian National Team initially released the update on Gallinari:
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Gli accertamenti clinici hanno evidenziato una lesione meniscale senza interessamento legamentoso.
Il quadro clinico non permetterà all’atleta di essere a disposizione del CT Gianmarco Pozzecco per l’imminente EuroBasket 2022.#Italbasket pic.twitter.com/Ac3p2bA9hw— Italbasket (@Italbasket) August 28, 2022Shortly thereafter, Gallinari confirmed the diagnosis:
The injury was originally feared to be a re-tear of Gallinari’s left ACL.