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It was no different for Armani Exchange Milan. In yesterday's loss against Dinamo Sassari, the Italian side lost Gigi Datome after just a couple of minutes due to a knee injury.

Assistant coach of the team Gianmarco Pozzecco after the game expressed all his concerns about the situation of the Italian forward: "We're sorry and concerned for what happened to Datome, he had a bad feeling about an unnatural twisting of his left knee".

For a team that it's already dealing with the forced absence of Dinos Mitoglou, who was found positive for a doping test, and has had already many issues with injuries this season, Datome's injury was definitely not good news.

The Italian forward is expected to undergo surgery on his left knee, sources told BasketNews.

A timetable for his return is still unclear but the hope, of course, is that he'd be able to return in less than a month so that he could still give his contribution in a crucial moment of the season for Milan.

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