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Guard also recovering from shoulder injury, is expected to be ready for training camp
By Brian Windhorst
Beacon Journal sportswriter
Published on Wednesday, Jun 11, 2008
Daniel Gibson was never quite the same after a severe high left-ankle sprain in February, and there was a reason.
Gibson had some bone spurs and some loose bodies in the ankle after the injury he suffered against the Indiana Pacers on Feb. 20, which knocked him out for more than a month. The Cavaliers announced Gibson had them removed in an arthroscopic procedure Tuesday in his hometown of Houston.
He will be on crutches for a week and will then begin rehab work. The Cavs expect him to be ready to go by training camp in late September. Gibson decided to have the surgery now to make sure he would be back for training camp. Some of the damage came from previous ankle injuries from earlier in his career.
The operation was performed by Houston Rockets team doctor Tom Clanton and overseen by Cavs team doctor Richard Parker. Clanton is one of the nation's top foot specialists.
Gibson's contract with the Cavs is up, but the team is expected to make him a $1 million qualifying offer by the end of the month to make him a restricted free agent July 1. Both the team and Gibson have expressed an interest in reaching a new long-term deal to bring him back.
In his first 10 games back from the ankle injury, Gibson shot just 26 percent and struggled at times trusting the ankle. He shot much better in the playoffs, making 45 percent from 3-point range, before missing the final two games against the Boston Celtics with a separated shoulder.
In all, Gibson missed 24 games due to injury during the regular season. He missed games after having a wisdom tooth removed and a pulled hamstring. He was third on the team in scoring at 10.4 points per game and shot 44 percent from 3-point range.
Gibson is one of several Cavs who are focusing on rehabbing this summer.
Anderson Varejao decided last week that he would skip playing for Brazil in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament to focus on getting his left ankle healthy.
Sasha Pavlovic, who suffered severe foot and ankle sprains during the season, will not play for the Serbian National Team this summer.
Concerned about his back, the Cavs also have, so far, denied permission for Zydrunas Ilgauskas to play on the Lithuanian National Team in the Olympics.
Brian Windhorst can be reached at bwindhor@thebeaconjournal.com. Read his blog at http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/cavs/.
Daniel Gibson was never quite the same after a severe high left-ankle sprain in February, and there was a reason.
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