Alessandro Mamoli, a commentator for Sky, said he spoke to Danilo Gallinari's personal trainer Simone Laffini, who spoke of the rookie's injuries.

"The body of Danilo is peculiar, and he needs personalized training," Mamoli said. "But the Knicks trained him as any other NBA player."

Francesco Casati, an Italian journalist from American Super Basket, said he believes Gallinari's introduction to weightlifting days after the June 28 draft could have caused the issue.

"In Italy there is no habit for the weightlifting," Casati wrote in an e-mail to The Post. "The Knicks' medical staff should have paid more attention during the training camp, especially after the heavy contact with [Cleveland's] Robert Traylor during the July summer league in Las Vegas."