Report: Injured Boston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari expected to miss training camp, return in November
If a recent estimate of when injured Boston Celtics swingman Danilo Gallinari can return to the court pans out, the Celtics and Gallinari will be in excellent position for the start of the 2022-23 NBA season.
Gallinari sustained the injury while playing for the Italian National Team in a FIBA World Cup group stage qualifying game against the Georgian National Team on Saturday. Per Sportando, the injury will keep the Celtics forward off the court “at least two months.” That will, of course, have the Italian missing training camp and the start of the regular season.
But, compared to some of the worst-case scenarios for his meniscal tear (itself a better option than the initially feared re-injury of his left ACL), that’s quite an acceptable alternative to a lost season or a career-ending injury.
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Gallinari has not played for Boston yet after signing a two-year, $12.3 million contract with the Celtics this summer. With this news, fears he might never play for them should subside.
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