With a little more than four minutes remaining in the second quarter and the Mavericks leading 38-35, Gallinari attacked the paint going to his left but appeared to come up lame as he planted to attempt a shot in traffic. Gallinari hopped off the court, avoiding putting any weight on his left leg, while holding his left knee in evident pain.
Denver’s training staff immediately attended to him and he was taken off the court on a wheelchair. He departed with nine points (on three-for-seven shooting), one rebound and one assist in 16 minutes.

Gallinari, 24, is the Nuggets’ second-leading scorer, averaging 16.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. The No. 6 pick in the 2008 draft is in the first year of a four-year contract worth $42 million.

Denver entered Thursday night with a record of 51-24, good for third-best in the Western Conference.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHwWi_8S494&feature=player_embedded#t=0s

A source told me that Gallo "heard a pop" in his knee. That's not good.

Just terrible for Denver. He was soooo much more than his stats for that team. After he was out it was a close game against Dallas

The thing I worried about with Gallo is that when he drives his steps are kind of hard and awkward. If you watch the replay it was an injury waiting to happen. When you come down hard like that and at an angle it is a waiting game.

I really wanted to see Denver in the playoffs, but Brewer is no replacement for the Cock...

knicks1248 wrote:Is it me or are acl injuries on the rise. During the 90's I can't remember any of our players suffering Acl tears. There were more strains the tears..

What gives?

Could be a combination of things - more strenuous workouts, possibly higher use of steroids (they weaken ligaments and joints), style of play, and other factors.

Who knows, but it is becoming increasingly more common as you said.

Bonn1997 wrote:

OasisBU wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:Is it me or are acl injuries on the rise. During the 90's I can't remember any of our players suffering Acl tears. There were more strains the tears..

What gives?

Could be a combination of things - more strenuous workouts, possibly higher use of steroids (they weaken ligaments and joints), style of play, and other factors.

Who knows, but it is becoming increasingly more common as you said.

Maybe having longer regular- and post-seasons is a factor too. Plus some of these guys are then playing in the Olympics.

completely agree

there should a shorter season, less teams in the playoffs, and a concentration in excellence as opposed to quantity. It's like that Domino's commercial where the CEO is shaking his head at the 'more! faster!' way the company used to run. People like quality. I imagine quanitty mattered more when I couldn't access anything at any time from my phone

as for the injuries, just watched the Bo Jackson 30 for 30. The doctors thought the reason he dislocated his hip was because he was so much stronger than everyone else. Your ACL/MCL directly support some of the largest muscles in the human body. The muscles are a lot bigger today than they were previously To be Gallo's height and have his strength and to be driving down the lane hard - it's a lot for a tendon to endure

Bonn1997 wrote:

SupremeCommander wrote:

Bonn1997 wrote:

OasisBU wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:Is it me or are acl injuries on the rise. During the 90's I can't remember any of our players suffering Acl tears. There were more strains the tears..

What gives?

Could be a combination of things - more strenuous workouts, possibly higher use of steroids (they weaken ligaments and joints), style of play, and other factors.

Who knows, but it is becoming increasingly more common as you said.

Maybe having longer regular- and post-seasons is a factor too. Plus some of these guys are then playing in the Olympics.

completely agree

there should a shorter season, less teams in the playoffs, and a concentration in excellence as opposed to quantity. It's like that Domino's commercial where the CEO is shaking his head at the 'more! faster!' way the company used to run. People like quality. I imagine quanitty mattered more when I couldn't access anything at any time from my phone

as for the injuries, just watched the Bo Jackson 30 for 30. The doctors thought the reason he dislocated his hip was because he was so much stronger than everyone else. Your ACL/MCL directly support some of the largest muscles in the human body. The muscles are a lot bigger today than they were previously To be Gallo's height and have his strength and to be driving down the lane hard - it's a lot for a tendon to endure

that would be less profitable though. The owners probably wish it was a longer season.

the NFL and March Madness would vehemently disagree with you