After earning a trip to the NBA Finals last season, the Boston Celtics remained aggressive in acquiring talent this offseason, with sharpshooting veteran forward Danilo Gallinari among those at the forefront. Early returns on that investment will have to wait, as ESPN Senior Insider Adrian Wojnarowski confirmed today that Gallinari suffered a torn left ACL.
Gallinari, who last year extended his streak to eight consecutive seasons of double-digit scoring, suffered this same injury to that very knee in 2013-14. In Tim Bontemps’ report on ESPN, he noted that Gallinari doesn’t intend to allow this injury to keep him sidelined for the entirety of this season; the 34-year-old is targeting a late-season return in 2022-23.