Jeff Green to miss season after heart surgery

Via Jeff Green has serious heart condition, will miss the season]Yahoo! NBA:

Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will have surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm and will miss the entire season, the team announced on Saturday as it traveled to Toronto for its exhibition opener against the Raptors.

Green is scheduled for an operation on Monday at the Cleveland Clinic. Doctors have told him the operation “should completely repair Green’s condition and that he can expect to resume his NBA career next season,” the Celtics said in a news release.

If so, the timing of his training camp physical—and the end of the NBA lockout—may have saved Green’s life and helped the Celtics avert a tragedy like the 1993 death of Reggie Lewis, who dropped dead on a practice court of a heart condition in the prime of his career.

Tough break for Green and the Celtics. Here's to a full and speedy recovery, we certainly don't want to see another Reggie Lewis type situation.

Just imagine if Ainge did manage to trade Green. Ainge would be an asshole to the other team.

I was surprised when Green turned down $8 mill per year extension from Thunder. Thought it was a bad decision at the time, definitely a bad decision now

That sucks. Gotta admit though players are lucky to have their health looked after so closely. Could be disaster if he was just an average big guy playing ball in the streets with a risky heart condition.

That's a tough break, I've always liked Jeff Green as a player. Hopefully he can make a recovery from this.

Honestly, I haven't liked the guy since he busted my bracket a bit back in his junior year. I normally wouldn't care, but it was a blatant travel

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Sucks about his heart though. Hope everything goes well with his surgery and recovery

well that's what you get for picking a 6 over a 2 seed.

If I never hear the phrases 'no basket' or 'Hoyas win' again, it'll be too soon.

well that's what you get for picking a 6 over a 2 seed.

It was a good pick until the non-travel call

If I never hear the phrases 'no basket' or 'Hoyas win' again, it'll be too soon.

Yeah, sorry. Should've warned you guys about that