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Danilo Gallinari leaves FIBA game with apparent knee injury (0:51)

A player is helped off the court after an injury. It was :51.

The Italian forward left the game on Saturday because of a left knee injury.

The Boston Celtics veteran grabbed the knee after a bounce pass in the lane. Trainers rushed to his aid as he hobbled over to the sideline holding his knee. He was helped off the field by his teammates and a staff member.

The Italians won the game by a wide margin. He had 17 points, four rebound, and an assist in the win. In the news conference after the game, team captain Luigi Datome confirmed that Gallinari will have an exam on his knee.

Datome said it was difficult to talk about basketball after what happened to Danilo. We wish him the best, and we will wait for the exam to find out what happened to him.

A free agent who signed with the Celtics through a mid-level exception, Gallinari will be counted on for depth as Boston looks to return to the NBA finals. He started working out with the national team.

It's hard to talk about basketball at the moment. Everything else is important, but there is something more important. Italy's coach said he was proud to work with Gallo. Gallo is one of the best Italian basketball players of all time, and he was excited to play with this group.

The past two seasons with the Atlanta Hawks, Gallinari's scoring average dipped from 13.3 points to 11.7 points, but he has been a reliable player for five teams across his 12-year NBA career.

A first-round draft pick of the New York Knicks, Gallinari has played for a number of teams.