{"id":8756,"date":"2017-07-30T21:50:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T01:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=8756"},"modified":"2017-07-30T21:50:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T01:50:13","slug":"los-angeles-clipper-danilo-gallinari-fractures-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2017\/07\/30\/los-angeles-clipper-danilo-gallinari-fractures-hand\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Clipper Danilo Gallinari Fractures Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/category\/clippers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Los Angeles Clippers<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gallida01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Danilo Gallinari<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0fractured his hand Sunday during an international &#8220;friendly&#8221; he was participating in on behalf of the Italian national team.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Los Angeles Clipper Danilo Gallinari Fractures Hand<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Gallinari, 28, fractured his right-hand first metacarpal bone after landing a punch to the face of <b>Jito<\/b> <b>Kok<\/b> of the Netherlands. Gallinari threw the ill-advised punch after being shoved by Kok following a free-throw attempt.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Danilo Gallinari, nuevo jugador de los Clippers, en un amistoso con la Selecci\u00f3n italiana. Tremenda ida de cabeza. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dke2U0VXIF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/dke2U0VXIF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tercer Equipo NBA (@NBATercerEquipo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBATercerEquipo\/status\/891764309059129351?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gallinari will now miss EuroBasket, which begins on August 31, and risks not being able to start Clippers&#8217; training camp healthy in October. The recovery time for Gallinari&#8217;s injury is anticipated to be 5-6 weeks.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Rocky Start for New Clipper<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Gallinari was a key pickup for Los Angeles this summer, acquired in a sign-and-trade that sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/crawfja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Jamal Crawford<\/b><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stonedi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Diamond Stone<\/b><\/a> and the Clippers\u2019 2018 protected firstround draft pick (via the <b>Houston Rockets<\/b>) to then <b>Atlanta Hawks<\/b> and a 2019 second-round draft pick from Atlanta (via the <b>Washington Wizards<\/b>) to the <b>Denver Nuggets<\/b>. Gallinari&#8217;s\u00a0addition to the Clippers&#8217; roster is anticipated to mitigate the impact of the loss of point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paulch01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Chris Paul<\/b><\/a>, who was traded to the Rockets in June.<\/p>\n<p>Gallinari averaged 18.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists starting for the Nuggets last season. The eight-year NBA veteran was selected by the <b>New<\/b> <b>York Knicks<\/b> with the 6th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles formally <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/clippers\/video\/teams\/clippers\/2017\/07\/09\/1517361\/1499562847321-Danilo-Gallinari-Press-social-1517361\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">welcomed<\/a> the Italian native known as &#8220;Il Gallo&#8221; (The Roster) to their franchise on July 9. Clippers&#8217; \u202aexecutives cannot be pleased with Gallinari&#8217;s lack of self-control and display of poor judgement a mere three weeks later.<\/p>\n<h4><b>Clippers Curse?<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Gallinari is not the first Clipper to fracture a metacarpal bone punching someone in the face. On January 23, 2016, forward\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/griffbl01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Blake Griffin <\/b><\/a>fractured his hand following an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprobasketball.com\/2016\/12\/31\/blake-griffin-suspended-assaulting-equipment-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">altercation<\/a> with a member of the\u00a0Clippers\u2019 equipment staff, <b>Matias Testi<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Photo:<\/strong><br \/>\nDENVER, CO &#8211; DECEMBER 28: Danilo Gallinari (8) of the Denver Nuggets takes a breather against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half of the Nuggets&#8217; 105-103 win. The Denver Nuggets hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. 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