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Four Boston Celtics alumni battle as France beats Italy 93-85 in overtime to advance in EuroBasket play

Italy up short against the 2020 Tokyo silver medalists and their deeper reserve of NBA-caliber talent in the European Basketball Championship.

The Italian National Team fell to the French National Team 93-85 in overtime in EuroBasket play on Wednesday afternoon, Italy coming up short against the 2020 Tokyo silver medalists and their deeper reserve of NBA-caliber talent in the European Basketball Championship.

On the French side of things, former Boston Celtics shooting guard Evan Fournier put up 17 points, 3 rebounds, and as many assists in just over 33 minutes of play in the win, while ex-Boston big man Guerschon Yabusele joined him in adding 15 points, 7 boards, 2 assists, and 3 steals in a little less than 42 minutes of game time.

Fellow Celtics alum Vincent Poirier added a rebound, an assist, and a block in a little over 5 minutes of play.

On Italy’s side, Boston forward alum Gigi Datome provided the Italian National Team with 12 points, 2 boards, an assist, a steal, and a block, but it wasn’t enough to get past France in the knockout stage of competition.

“Congratulations to France, they deserve the win,” said Datome via Eurohoops John Rammas.

“Today everyone will be sad and frustrated, but from tomorrow we have to be proud of ourselves because we show that we belong to the level of Serbia and France, which are the best teams in the world.”

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Italy survives Nikola Jokic, sends Serbia home with 94-86 win, help from Celtics alum Luigi Datome

The joke is on the Joker’s Serbian National Team, it seems.

Former Boston Celtics forward Luigi Datome helped his Italian National Team send Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic and Serbia home with a 94-86 win in the knockout phase of the 2022 European Basketball Championship (commonly referred to as the EuroBasket).

The former Celtic came off the bench to put up 6 points, 1 rebound and 2 steals in just over 14 minutes of playing time for Italy. Datome was part of Italy’s solution to replace Danilo Gallinari following his ACL tear. The Montebelluna shot an efficient 2-of-4 from the field, 1-of-3 from beyond the arc and 1-of-2 from the charity stripe.

Datome did not commit a personal foul or a turnover in his time on the floor for Italy.

During the game, Italian coach Gianmarco Pozzecco was ejected with a second technical foul in the third quarter.

After the impressive win, Italy advances to the quarterfinals; its EuroBasket title hopes remain alive.

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Celtics alum GiGi Datome helps Italy close out group phase with 90-56 blowout of Great Britain

Yes, THAT Gigi Datome.

It might have been a while since you had thought about him given how long he has been playing overseas, but Boston Celtics forward alumnus Luigi Datome was no small part of his Italian National Team’s 90-56 win over the British National Team in FIBA EuroBasket play on Thursday evening.

The 34-year-old swingman is playing a bigger role for Italy than he might have in the wake of their losing Boston vet forward Danilo Gallinari to an ACL tear, with Datome stepping up to be the team’s second-leading scorer in their victory over Great Britain. Datome put up 13 points, 4 rebounds, an assist, and as many steals in just over 17 minutes of floor time.

The Montebelluna native shot a red-hot 5-of-7 from the field overall, including hitting 3-of-4 from beyond the arc with no turnovers or personal fouls.

“We wanted to finish in the right way. We take the positive things of these matches and we will be ready for the game on Sunday,” teammate Giampaolo Ricci said after the game via Eurohoops.

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How much does the loss of veteran forward Danilo Gallinari impact the Boston Celtics?

The Celtics swingman hurt his knee by tearing his meniscus on a noncontact play late in a win of his Italian National Team.

How much does the loss of veteran forward Danilo Gallinari impact the Boston Celtics? The Celtics swingman hurt his knee by tearing his meniscus on a noncontact play late in a win of his Italian National Team over the Georgian National Team in FIBA qualifier play last weekend.

And while it might seem odd to say this is a comparatively good thing given he might have had a second torn left ACL that could easily have ended his NBA career, it will leave Boston without Gallinari for at least the entirety of training camp and the first few weeks of the 2022-23 NBA regular season.

Where does that leave the Celtics for the season to come? The hosts of the NBC Sports Boston “The Daily Thread” show talk it over on a recent episode.

Watch the clip embedded above to hear what Amina Smith, Chris Forsberg, and John Tomase all have to say about the impact of losing Gallo to the team.

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Report: Injured Boston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari expected to miss training camp, return in November

While far from ideal, this is by far a much better prognosis than many initially feared.

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.

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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Danilo Gallinari Italy highlights: Boston Celtics forward gets 17 and 4 vs. Georgia before injury

The Italian swingman was especially efficient Saturday before he went down injured.

He might have left the game with an injury late in the fourth quarter of his Italian National Team’s 91-84 victory over the Georgian National Team in FIBA World Cup group stage qualifying, but veteran Boston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari left his mark.

While he will miss the upcoming EuroBasket tournament and be sidelined with a meniscal tear for some time, Gallo put up 17 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and a block in 15 minutes of floor time. He picked up a personal foul and committed one turnover.

The Italian swingman was especially efficient Saturday, hitting 6-of-7 of his field goal attempts, including his sole attempt from beyond the arc.

If you want to see how he was playing before the injury, check out the clip embedded above courtesy of the Bllen YouTube channel, but be advised, his injury is near the end — you might want to cut it a bit short if that sort of thing is not your cup of tea.

Get well soon, Gallinari!

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Celtics veteran swingman Danilo Gallinari reacts to officially being ruled out of EuroBasket play

While the injury is less bad than it looked, it’s still enough to crush Gallo’s dreams of competing in the EuroBasket in front of a home crowd.

Officially ruled out of EuroBasket play per Sportando’s Emiliano Carchia, Boston Celtics veteran forward Danilo Gallinari took to his Instagram to react to his meniscal tear sustained with the Italian National Team on Saturday afternoon in the final frame of a FIBA World Cup qualifying match against the National Team of Georgia.

Gallo avoided a more serious injury involving his surgically-repaired left ACL. Still, he was clearly upset about not being able to continue playing for Italy this summer as a result of the meniscal tear diagnosis following an MRI Sunday morning. It confirmed the lesser, but still impactful, injury that could see him miss several weeks to multiple months depending on the damage.

“It hurts like hell,” admitted the Celtics swingman on Instagram (translated from Italian).

Shams: Boston Celtics swingman Danilo Gallinari suffers meniscal tear in left knee

While not ideal, it is described as the ‘best case’ outcome and could take weeks to months to see Gallo back on the court.

Boston Celtics veteran forward Danilo Gallinari appears to have dodged a major injury.

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported the injured swingman has a meniscal tear in his left knee. He suffered the non-contact injury in the fourth quarter of the Italian National Team’s World Cup group stage qualifying game against the Georgian National Team on Saturday.

Immediately after the Celtics forward limped off the court, there were concerns the injury might be to the same ACL that Gallinari already had operated on. However, word soon came that his ligaments seemed stable, and the MRI reportedly showed no ligament damage. Charania called the outcome the “best case” scenario for Gallo and the Celtics.

The Italian will miss EuroBasket 2022, and there is no timetable for when he might return to the court for the Celtics.

Such injuries can take weeks or months to recover from. We saw the best-case scenario play out for fellow Boston frontcourt player Robert Williams III this past postseason.

Stay tuned to the Celtics Lab for more details on this developing story as they become available.

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Danilo Gallinari ACL reportedly appears stable; vet Boston Celtics guard will get MRI to confirm

Gallo appeared to injure his knee in an Italian National Team contest vs. Georgia.

While it is too soon to say for certain, The Athletic’s Shams Charania is reporting that Danilo Gallinari’s ACL in his left knee appears to be stable after analysis by the Italian National Team medical staff. The Boston Celtics veteran forward Danilo Gallinari is scheduled to get an MRI on his injured knee Sunday.

If the report is true, the Celtics and the Italian team dodged a massive bullet after Gallinari went down in the fourth quarter of a FIBA World Cup qualifier against the Georgian National Team on Saturday in an apparent non-contact injury. Gallinari previously tore his ACL. Per Sportando’s Emilio Carchia, Gianmarco Pozzecco, the coach of Gallo’s Italian National Team, lamented the injury.

“With him, we could have won EuroBasket, but I am not sorry for that,” he offered. “I am sorry because he may not play a tournament he deserves to play.”

“I think we have realized that we can no longer go on like this (on too many contests),” he added. “I hope that from tomorrow we start protecting the players”

Stay tuned to the Celtics Wire for further updates to this story as we become aware of them.

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Vet Boston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari goes down late in Italy-Georgia FIBA qualifier with apparent knee injury

Fingers crossed Gallo dodges serious injury here.

Boston Celtics veteran forward Danilo Gallinari exited a FIBA World Cup qualifying game with what appeared to be a serious knee injury, per Sporteando’s Emiliano Carchia. The game, pitting his Italian National Team against the Georgian national team, may have seen both Italy’s and the Celtics’ ambitions on the court take a serious hit should the injury be serious.

Gallinari went down injured late in the contest’s final frame, and at present no details are available about the severity of the issue with Gallinari’s knee, but images captured from the play in question were not promising.

The Italian forward joined the Celtics as a free agent on a mini- midlevel exception and is hoped to be a significant part of their postseason push to return to the 2023 NBA Finals.

While the team can weather his absence for an extended period without serious risks to their title hopes if he is able to play this season, the boost he would be hoped to add during the regular season would take a hit if he missed considerable time.

Fingers crossed Gallinari dodges a bullet here in an offseason that has already seen a player lost for all of next season for play in non-NBA contexts after the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Chet Holmgren is to miss 2022-23 after a ligament injury in the CrawsOver Pro-Am.

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