article_snippet.sent: NBA player Jeff Green, then playing for the Boston Celtics, was looking forward to getting back to the hardwood.
article_snippet.sent: That was until a routine physical stopped NBA player Jeff Green in NBA player Jeff Green tracks.
article_snippet.sent: Leading up to NBA player Jeff Green was nerve-racking," NBA player Jeff Green said.
article_snippet.sent: As NBA player Jeff Green learned how doctors would open up NBA player Jeff Green chest to repair his heart, NBA player Jeff Green considered the possibility NBA player Jeff Green may never play basketball again.
article_snippet.sent: If that opportunity wasn't there, NBA player Jeff Green wanted to have a backup plan.
article_snippet.sent: So, NBA player Jeff Green headed back to NBA player Jeff Green college roots at Georgetown University, finished NBA player Jeff Green degree and became the first person in NBA player Jeff Green family to graduate from college.
article_snippet.sent: NBA player Jeff Green's NBA basketball career wasn't over, but Green's NBA basketball career was a slow progression back to the court.
article_snippet.sent: NBA player Jeff Green missed the entire 2011-2012 season.
article_snippet.sent: I didn't even watch any basketball," NBA player Jeff Green said.
article_snippet.sent: It was with the Hoyas where NBA player Jeff Green laid back down the foundation of NBA player Jeff Green game, healing NBA player Jeff Green body and regaining muscle.
article_snippet.sent: The timing was off," NBA player Jeff Green said.  
article_snippet.sent: NBA player Jeff Green believes the surgery and hard road back to the NBA have given NBA player Jeff Green a new perspective and more meaning in NBA player Jeff Green life.
article_snippet.sent: "I feel like the year I missed really added more years," NBA player Jeff Green explained.  
highlights_snippet.sent: NBA player Jeff Green missed the entire 2011-2012 basketball season .
  