Danilo Gallinari calling it a career feels like one of those moments that makes the league exhale. The smooth-shooting forward from Italy spent two decades putting defenders in a spin cycle and somehow kept reinventing himself every stop he made. Now, that long ride officially hits the brakes.

The update dropped on Dec. 2, per ESPN’s Shams Charania, and it immediately had us fans scrolling back through the highlight reel. This came in the wake of reports that Gallinari’s wife was attacked while on vacation in August.

Charania reported that Gallinari is retiring after 20 pro seasons, including 16 in the NBA and 777 regular-season games. Drafted sixth overall in 2008, he became the Knicks’ clean-cut rebuild piece before turning into a key scorer in Denver, OKC, Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee,

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