Jeff Green to have heart surgery, out for season

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That is horrible news for Jeff.  I'm sad for him… but happy that it was caught in time for him to have it repaired.  The question now is whether his basketball career is in jeopardy.

The Celtics will void his deal because it was contingent on him passing a physical.  

Basketball-wise, that still only leaves the Celtics with minimum wage contracts to fill the void.  Expect James Posey to be a possibility now that Green is gone. 

Update:  He is expected to resume his NBA career next season:

Twitter / @KristineLeahy: According to Celtics, Gree … via kwout