«My leg is better but I don’t think I will play this season»- Corriere.it

His Boston Celtics are tied (2-2) with the Philadelphia 76ers in the semifinals of the Eastern Conference, but Daniel Gallinari he doesn’t believe, by now, that his return to the parquet can take place during these playoffs. After breaking the cruciate ligament in his left knee during a World Cup qualifying matchItalbasket last August, the blue is undergoing intensive physiotherapy sessions and counts on keeping his motivation high, even if the date of his return still seems to be uncertain. In his 15-year career in the American professional league, the NBA taught him the virtues of patience and perseverance. a difficult time, but it gets better. I’ve been there before and you need to be patient, work hard and then the results, over time, will come, comments the 2.8-metre wing from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Now the leg is better, everything is going well, everything is proceeding as we thought it would. Let’s see day by day, week by week adds. Having already reached the second round of the playoffs, it becomes increasingly difficult to get back. I don’t know if he will play this year. Born in 1988, Il Gallo joined the ranks of Celtics at the end of last season, signing a two-year contract with the prestigious team that reached the NBA Finals, but not the title, in 2022. an honor. One of the reasons I decided to come and play here is the history of this club, what it has won and what it has represented for basketball for America. In moments of great responsibility, such as the playoffs, how do you find a balance between wanting to win at any cost and doing this job for the pleasure of playing basketball? Despite being a job, we play this sport because we love it. When you get into this type of competition, which is the goal and dream of every player, you really live it with passion and the desire to win, explains Gallinari.

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla he explains that what matters to him are the relationships with the people he works with and says he is lucky to have one of the best locker rooms in the league: unique guys in terms of character, personality, work ethic. What matters is the love of competition, the struggle to achieve a goal with a group of people who think like you says Mazzulla. It all starts with this relationship with the team and then there is the desire to win at any cost. I like the concept concludes the Celtics coach.