Celtics' Jeff Green needs surgery, is out for year

Jeff Green will have surgery and is out for the season, (AP). The Celtics announced on Saturday that forward Jeff Green will have heart surgery next month after his physical revealed an aortic aneurysm. Green will not play this

AP Winslow Townson / AP Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will have surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm and will miss the season, the team announced Saturday. Green is scheduled for an operation on Monday at the Cleveland Clinic.

Jeff Green had high hopes for his first full season with the Celtics after struggling to get comfortable following a trade that sent Kendrick Perkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder last Feb. 24. The transition didn't go smoothly during a 26-game

Jeff Green will have surgery and is out for the season, (AP). The Celtics announced on Saturday that forward Jeff Green will have heart surgery next month after his physical revealed an aortic aneurysm. Green will not play this

Jeff Green had high hopes for his first full season with the Celtics after struggling to get comfortable following a trade that sent Kendrick Perkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder last Feb. 24. The transition didn't go smoothly during a 26-game