December 17th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in The Boston Celtics announced Saturday that forward Jeff Green will undergo surgery next month and will miss the entire 2011-12 season. A routine physical administered after Green agreed to a one-year, $9 million contract with the Celtics last week detected an aortic aneurysm. After consulting with leading cardiac specialists, the decision was made to completely repair Green’s condition, and [...]
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NBA Team-by-Team Eastern Conference Move Tracker
Western Conference Move Tracker ATLANTIC DIVISION Boston Celtics – Traded Glen Davis, Von Wafer to Orlando for Brandon Bass. Traded a second-round draft pick to Milwaukee for Keyon Dooling. Re-signed Sasha Pavlovic. Signed Chris Wilcox (Pistons), Marquis Daniels (Kings). Lost Nenad Kristic (Russia), Delonte West (Mavericks). Lost Jeff Green (heart surgery) for season. Signed Mickael Pietrus (Suns) [...]
Sources: Celtics And Thunder Swap Kendrick Perkins And Jeff Green
Trading Places a la Eddie Murphy & Dan Aykroyd in 1983 Celtics Have Their Sights Set On Heat & Knicks, While Thunder Have Their Eyes Fixed On Lakers Just before Thursday’s trade deadline, the Boston Celtics agreed to deal center Kendrick Perkins and guard Nate Robinson to the Oklahoma City Thunder for forward Jeff Green [...]
Late House Call Propels Heat Past Thunder 108-103
At long last, the Miami Heat had their Big Three (Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh) in their starting lineup for the first time in roughly two weeks. Specifically, the trio made their long-awaited appearance Sunday afternoon as Miami visited the Oklahoma City Thunder at Ford Center. With the Heat being nearly at full [...]
Thunder Snaps Houston Jinx, Beat Rockets 118-112
As good as the Oklahoma City Thunder is, there was a time when they were owned by the Houston Rockets. Prior to the Rockets hosting the Thunder Wednesday night, Houston had defeated Oklahoma City in 11 consecutive games at The Toyota Center. The game at the Houston venue had all the makings of loss #12 as [...]
Short-Handed Suns Edge Past Thunder 113-110
The Phoenix Suns, because of a recent trade, were for a game victims of a reduced roster as they traveled to Ford Center to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder Sunday. What transpired at this Oklahoma City venue is something that rarely happens: the visiting team was able to compete and defeat the home team [...]
Durant, Thunder Blast Rockets 116-99
Quick Stats: Despite being without Jeff Green (sprained left ankle), Oklahoma City shot 50% from the floor. Coming into the game with an NBA-low 16.4 assists per game, Thunder dished out a season-high 26 assists, season-low nine turnovers. The Thunder produced 52 points in the paint and made 26 points off of 17 turnovers from [...]
Celtics Game 3 Halftime Tidbits
Not Only Can Pierce Give You Buckets; But He Can Defend, Too Ray Allen is easily the most under-appreciated player in the Association. You can expect him to do his thing from downtown, night in and night out. Such a joy to watch the way he impressively shoots the pumpkin under pressure, on the move, [...]