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Jeff Green will miss the 2011-12 season for the Boston Celtics. He will undergo heart surgery in early January.
Jeff Green is back with the Boston Celtics on a one-year deal for the 2011-12 season, but he's been held out of action to date ... and no one seems to know why. According to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald, Green flew to Cleveland with team president Danny Ainge on Friday to receive further testing for the mystery ailment.
In recent comments, even Boston coach Doc Rivers seemed to be out of the loop on what was keeping Green out of action. The Celtics tip off the regular season on December 25 against the New York Knicks, and Green is a critical reserve at small forward.
Rivers told the media that the team will likely announce the course of action for Green on Saturday. The C's open their two-game preseason schedule on the road against the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
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Jeff Green To Undergo Heart Surgery, Will Miss Celtics' 2011-12 Season
Jeff Green will miss the 2011-12 season after an aortic aneurysm was discovered during his team physical, the Boston Celtics announced Saturday. He will undergo heart surgery on Jan. 9. Green signed a one-year deal with the Celtics as a free agent earlier in December. Because he could not pass his physical, that contract will be voided, according to the Boston Herald.
This comes as devastating news to a 25-year-old player looking to play an expanded role for the Celtics this season. Green joined Boston in a midseason trade that sent Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Though Green struggled somewhat with his new team, averaging 9.8 points and 3.3 rebounds just over 23 minutes per night, the Celtics thought enough of him to take him on again as an unrestricted free agent.
With Green out, Boston's front court takes a big hit from a depth standpoint. Sasha Pavlovic would currently be the first man on the court behind Paul Pierce if the Celtics don't try to address Green's absence in free agency.
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Dec 17 11:47a by Louis Bien - 0 comments