article_snippet.sent: (CNN)It was right after one of the longest lockouts in NBA history.
article_snippet.sent: I was shocked," said the Memphis Grizzlies small forward.
article_snippet.sent: I couldn't touch a basketball.
article_snippet.sent: The first couple of weeks after I was told, I really focused in on my career and what was next," said the basketball player.
article_snippet.sent: Six months after the surgery was the first time I set foot on a court.
article_snippet.sent: I wasn't concerned about getting hit, the biggest thing was just being in shape and being able to move and being able to function on the floor.
article_snippet.sent: I will never forget those days that I could walk 15 steps for five minutes," NBA player Jeff Green said.