Gibson has seperated shoulder

With his left arm gingerly tucked close to his side, Daniel Gibson spent some time after practice Thursday watching some of his teammates and coaches play in an informal pickup game.
For the foreseeable future, that's all the Cavaliers' sharpshooter is going to be able to do: watch and cheer.
An MRI at the Cleveland Clinic revealed that Gibson suffered a separated shoulder in the fourth quarter of the Cavs' Game 5 loss to the Boston Celtics. The injury occurred when he was knocked to the floor while chasing a loose ball on the baseline.
He's out at least a week and maybe more, but surely the rest of the conference semifinal series, including tonight's Game 6 at Quicken Loans Arena as theCavs face elimination for the first time in the 2008 playoffs.
''It's kind of the tale of our season; another guy goes down,'' LeBron James said. ''It's not good to see a guy that key to your team in a suit.''
The Cavs, and Gibson, have been plagued by injuries all season. This is the fourth time he has had to go on the inactive list with a different ailment — everything from a bad wisdom tooth to a severe high-ankle sprain.
Though he has been inconsistent at times, Gibson's rediscovery of the rhythm in his jumper has been vital to the Cavs in several playoff games. After struggling when he returned from the ankle injury in March, Gibson was shooting 45 percent on 3-pointers in the playoffs and made two key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter of Game 4 to help the Cavs win.
He has not been as effective against the Celtics, averaging 5.6 points on 39 percent shooting, as he was in the first round against the Washington Wizards, when he shot 50 percent from 3-point range and averaged 11.8 points.
''He's been good for us as of late, so to have him go down is tough,'' Cavs coach Mike Brown said. ''You just have to find a way. The next guy has got to step up.''
Brown said he had not decided who would get Gibson's minutes but hinted he might give extended minutes to Delonte West and Sasha Pavlovic. With no room for error in what amounts to a one-game season for the Cavs, there is also a chance he could go to Devin Brown or Damon Jones, neither of whom have played a role in the series.
''It can be tough to keep morale up, but we're a veteran ballclub and we have to bounce back,'' James said. ''Somebody is going to have to step up.''