The pregnant wife of the former NBA star Danilo Gallinari revealed on Friday that she had been attacked by a shark in Puerto Rico.
Eleonora Boi posted a photo of herself in a hospital bed with her tongue on her Instagram page with an explanation of the terrifying event.
She expects her third child with the former New York Knicks Vooruit.
She described it as the ‘worst day of my life’.
“I never thought I could be attacked by a shark and I was near the coast and on a super busy beach. Fortunately I am fine,” she wrote, According to a translation. “I was in a hurry and the operation to repair my poor bruised leg went well. Now I just have to recover from the big fear …”
She joked that her lawyer’s shark would hear and thanked her husband for his ‘courage’ during the situation.
Allegedly she suffered a wound on her thigh.
Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Biologist Nilda Jiménez told El Nuevo Dia that civil servants investigated the type of shark that bit boi.
“Based on the photos given to us, we believe that the characteristics of the bite can be consistent with those of a shark,” Nilda said the outlet, Get rid of it! News. “But to validate this, a series of analyzes would be needed. For this purpose, medical staff were asked for samples, which, if available, would be analyzed immediately.”
Gallinari has not tackled the incident.
The resident of Italy played in the NBA from 2008 to 2024 with eight different teams during his career. He on average 14.9 points and 4.7 rebounds in 777 career games.
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