Danilo Gallinari says he will undergo surgery to repair the ACL on his left knee next week and is hoping to be back on the court for the Denver Nuggets around February.   The Italian forward has been rehabbing in the team's weight room since an operation in late April to fix the meniscus in a knee he hurt April 4 against Dallas. He arrived M...

Much of the talk this off-season has centred around the homecoming of LeBron James and the anticipated injury comebacks of Derrick Rose and Kobe Bryant while Danilo Gallinari's long-awaited return of his own, back into the NBA fold, has somewhat slipped under the radar.   The Italian is set to make his first competitive appearance for the De...

It has been quite some time since NBA fans saw Danilo Gallinari on the basketball floor, but he was on the practice court Thursday as he continues to recover from the ACL tear he suffered in April of 2013.   Gallinari has been working out with the Denver Nuggets' strength and conditioning staff, but he will likely train with the Italian nati...

by Cody Smith   The Denver Nuggets didn't make many moves this off season, but there will still be faces seen on the court that weren't there last year. Either from a trade, or return from injury, the Nuggets will look a little more familiar. JaVale McGee, Nate Robinson, and Danilo Gallinari are coming back from a season where they barely sa...

There was a time just a few years ago when Danilo Gallinari was what teams wanted in a four that fits the modern NBA game — he ran the floor well, could stretch the floor to knock down threes, could put the ball on the floor and get to the rim, just could do a lot of things on offense.   He was Il Gallo, the rooster. He scored more points pe...

It wasn't a succesful week for Italian players in the NBA. Andrea Bargnani is out indefinitely for the New York Knicks after he suffered a torn ligament in his left elbow on Wednesday, while Danilo Gallinari's season with the Denver Nuggets ended before it even started.   Gallinari underwent Healing Response surgery after tearing his ACL las...

The Denver Nuggets will be without versatile forward Danilo Gallinari for the rest of the season after tests Friday showed he tore his left ACL against Dallas the previous night. The team said an MRI showed no other signs of ligament or meniscus damage, adding Gallinari will have season-ending surgery soon and "a prognosis for a full recovery is e...

by Kevin Henry   While he was out of the lineup during the holidays nursing an ankle injury, Danilo Gallinari and Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone had a chat about what the forward could do better to help his team improve. The conversation has not only elevated Gallinari's game, but also pushed the Nuggets to a 95-92 decision over th...

Up until Feb. 29 2016, when Danilo Gallinari tore two lateral ligaments and sprained a medial ligament, both in his left ankle which ended his season, the 27-year-old was enjoying possibly his healthiest and most productive year in Denver.   Gallinari had played in 53 of a possible 59 games, was averaging a career-high 19.5 points and postin...

Marco Belinelli e Danilo Gallinari saranno i due italiani protagonisti del grande basket americano nella prossima stagione.   Marco è sbarcato oltreoceano nel 2007. Da allora ha cambiato 6 squadre, raggiungendo soddisfazioni e traguardi mai toccati prima da un cestista italiano. Nel 2013-2014, con la maglia dei San Antonio Spurs, ha conquist...