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“It’s tough for European players to go to the NBA, because you have to earn your respect,” he said. “They don’t respect you at the beginning. They say, ‘Who is this guy? He’s coming here to get our jobs.’ So you’ve got to earn the respect. From the first practice, they’re going to hit you, and do everything to make you sit on the bench (so they can) play. That’s normal. NBCSports.com

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari 

Danilo Gallinari: “At the beginning it’s tough for us because you are a very good player in Europe, but you are nobody in the states. And they know you very well. They come here, they scout, they have everything. They write down your left hand, your right hand, what you do, what you don’t do. So when you get there, they have information, but that information — it can be true, or it can be not true. Once you go on the court, you’ve got to show what you did when they came to Italy (to see you).” NBCSports.com

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari 

Danilo Gallinari: "“In my case, it was very funny because when I was in Europe, I was playing in a system where you do this, (then) you do this, and (then) you do your thing. You go in and out of the things that you do better. When I got to the states I was playing for Mike D’Antoni, and in our offensive system, every ball you catch, you’ve got to either shoot it, or do something. You’ve got to make things happen". NBCSports.com

Denver Nuggets, Mike D'Antoni, Danilo Gallinari 

Danilo Gallinari is scheduled to speak to players at the camp on Day Two, but arrived on Sunday and got in a late afternoon private workout in with Nuggets assistant coach Melvin Hunt. It went pretty much as you’d imagine, with Gallo draining threes effortlessly from every spot around the arc. NBCSports.com

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari, Melvin Hunt 

Danilo Gallinari will be the only Italian in the NBA to play for the Italian National Team next summer. Il Gallo said YES to the Federation and will play Eurobasket Qualification Round. Sportando

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari, Italy 

Danilo Gallinari will be the only Italian in the NBA to play for the Italian National Team next summer. Il Gallo said YES to the Federation and will play Eurobasket Qualification Round. "I am excited to be part of the National Team again and work under coach Simone Pianigiani. I am ready to do my best to reach the qualification to Eurobasket 2013 in Slovenia" said Gallinari. Sportando

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari, Italy 

Emiliano Carchia: Danilo Gallinari will play for the Italian National Team in the summer: 'I am excited I will be again with the National Team' Twitter

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari, Italy 

Gallo was a zero. The hurt left an emotional scar. You could feel his humiliation from here to his native Italy. "I had a bad night. It's my nature, and I was given this by my parents, to live for those big moments. I want big games to prove to myself that I'm a winner and not a loser," Gallinari told me Monday, still in agony more than 36 hours after a 96-87 loss that eliminated Denver from the postseason. "I didn't have just the world watching that game, but also my friends, my family and everybody in my home country knew I was coming out to have a big game. And I didn't." Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari, Italy 

"I'm still not sleeping. I'm still mad," Gallinari said. "Not talking to anybody. You lucky I'm talking to you guys today." Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari, Italy 

Aaron J. Lopez: Very impressed with @Danilo Gallinari talking about Game 7 against the Lakers. He didn't make excuses or downplay his performance. Twitter

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari 

Danilo Gallinari: Great win.proud of my teammates..dre and @javaleMcgee34 was unreal...let's rest now and get back to denver tomorrow Twitter

Denver Nuggets, Javale McGee, Andre Miller, Danilo Gallinari 

Said Gallinari, in the print version of Italy-based Gazzetta dello Sport: “[The referees] would certainly have called that type of pick on our big guys. It was a crystal clear foul but, as everybody knows, they call fewer fouls for you when you play against the Lakers.” Gallinari went on to address TNT commentator Steve Kerr, who argued on-air that the play was a Euro-style flop, with “I guess Kerr hasn’t played basketball for too long.” Ball In Europe

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari 

You can call him soft, you can call him invisible, you can call him a Houston Rocket ... but as long as he's still dressed in a Lakers uniform, he will still do anything it takes for the Lakers to win. He's not doing cartwheels about his situation, but he's not giving up on it. He not thrilled, but he's not Lamar Odom. "I get as much satisfaction out of setting the pick and making the pass to the man hitting the winning shot as I would if I made that shot myself," said Gasol afterward. "I'm OK with my changed role here, less touches, more sacrifices, so bet it." Los Angeles Times

Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, Pau Gasol, Danilo Gallinari 

In a game with 18 lead changes and momentum consistently walking a tightrope, one big hit could change everything, and it was Gasol who delivered the blow. Just ask Gallinari. "It was a tough pick, it was just a tough, tough pick," said Gallinari. "You've got to expect that in the playoffs. ... I've got to be more ready in those situations to get those hits and still be able to play defense." Despite the crowd's pleadings, Gasol said he thought it was a legal hit, replays confirmed it, and Gallinari didn't contest it. "I was a good pick, right?" Gasol said. "I was surprised he went down like that." Los Angeles Times

Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, Pau Gasol, Danilo Gallinari 

Interviewed by Be Bop a Basket, Danilo Gallinari confirmed that he will be wearing Italian National Team jersey next summer. The National Team will play the Eurobasket Qualification Round. "We have started a new project last summer. We didn't have good results but when you begin something new it is very hard to win immediately. This summer we have to reach the qualification to Eurobasket 2013. And we have to play a good basketball. I am in. Injuries? I had a lot during the season, but now I am ok" said Il Gallo. Sportando

Denver Nuggets, Danilo Gallinari, Italy 

Danilo Gallinari stayed after practice for more than an hour today getting his work in, going through shooting, ball-handling and defensive practice. He is closing in on a return. Still, his return will not be tomorrow against the Suns or at any point in the remainder of this week. The Nuggets forward, however, is targeting a return to action on Monday against Golden State. “I feel definitely better,” Gallinari said. “I think we’re getting closer to playing a game. I don’t know when, probably we were thinking about Golden State. Thinking about Monday. So we’ll see.” Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, Injuries, Danilo Gallinari 

Benjamin Hochman: #Nuggets coach George Karl said “I doubt it,” when asked if Danilo Gallinari (thumb) will return Wed vs Hornets Twitter

Denver Nuggets, Injuries, Danilo Gallinari 

Emiliano Carchia: Danilo Gallinari confirmed again to @Gazzetta_it that he will be back in 10 days. He doesn't know exactly in which game but he's close Twitter

Denver Nuggets, Injuries, Danilo Gallinari 

Danilo Gallinari said to Gazzetta.it that in 10 days he will be back to action. He is out with a broken thumb. "I think that in 10 days I will be back. Now I am working using just my right hand. I think I will return to action before the end of the regular season. When we will be back to Denver after this road trip I plan to play. About my season, I am happy, it is a positive one but we have to reach the playoffs" said Danilo Gallinari. Sportando

Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Danilo Gallinari 

Danilo Gallinari left Monday’s game after fracturing his left (non-shooting) thumb on a backboard, while trying to block a shot. Asked how long he could be out, Gallo said, “I don’t know how long it’s going to be. It’s not going to be short. It’s a fracture. The doctor told me the fracture takes four weeks to heal. Hopefully I can put something on and play sooner than that.” He injured the thumb in the third quarter of Denver’s blowout loss to Dallas. “I tried to play through but it was getting worse second-by-second,” he said. “I didn’t know it was broken, but it hurt a lot. It’s unbelievable, but got to keep going, keep thinking positive and make this push for the playoffs.” Denver Post

Denver Nuggets, Injuries, Danilo Gallinari