Jeff Green RUMORS & NEWS

Washington Post "When Jeff Green’s name is announced with the Boston Celtics’ starters at TD Garden, he shoots from his seat and slaps five through two lines of teammates until he reaches Jason Terry. At that point, Green presses his fists against his sternum and pulls them apart, pantomiming tearing open his..." April 28

Boston Herald "The chorus had long since quieted. The baritone bleatings regarding the acquisition of Jeff Green, complete with the “We miss Perk” interlude from the backup singers, had faded to barely audible. Maybe it was when Green dropped 31 points in Phoenix or when he threw in 43 against Miami or shot..." April 23

New York Post "For 24 minutes, it looked like Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish had walked through the door for the Celtics. The trio apparently came back disguised as Jeff Green who had 20 points by halftime. Then in the second half, it looked like the Celtics had Eric Montross, Jerome Moiso and..." April 21

CSN New England "As Carmelo Anthony led Syracuse University on an unexpected journey through the NCAA Tournament towards the school's lone national championship in 2003, Jeff Green was among those paying attention. In high school at the time, Green saw the same thing most NBA fans see on a nightly basis from..." April 16

CSN New England "Whenever any member of the Boston Celtics comes up limping, holding a limb or heads to the bench visibly in pain, it's reason to be concerned. Fortunately for the C's, the left elbow injury suffered by Jeff Green in Boston's 109-101 loss at Miami doesn't appear to be an injury that will..." April 13

Boston Herald "If, as Doc Rivers supposed last week, the basketball world is filled with people pulling for Jeff Green, then the sentimental epicenter is the men’s basketball office at Georgetown University. When John Thompson III hears stories of the Celtics forward’s blossoming comeback after a return from..." April 07

Boston Herald "Lawrence Frank was happy. Lawrence Frank was angry. At the same time. The Pistons coach had just watched Jeff Green torch his club, scoring 11 straight Celtics points in the fourth quarter on the way to his 34, and while Frank couldn’t shake the feeling he’d just lost a very winnable game,..." April 04

Boston Herald "There may be no person outside of Cleveland who understands the specialness of the city more than Jeff Green. The Celtics forward’s life and career was revived by heart surgery at the Cleveland Clinic roughly 14 months ago. He can’t think of a tribute more fitting than scoring the game-winning..." March 28

Boston Globe "A day after Jeff Green scored a career-high 43 points in a 105-103 loss to the Miami Heat, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge defended Green's consistency and development during an appearance on the "Felger and Massarotti" show on 98.5 The Sports Hub. "I don't expect Jeff to..." March 20

Boston Globe "It's difficult to write a Jeff Green story without mentioning Kendrick Perkins, so let's get that out of the way first. Green's 43-point performance vs. Miami Monday night was no more an anomaly than a trend. It wasn't an affirmation of the deal that sent Perkins to Oklahoma City. Danny Ainge was..." March 19

CSN New England "Before and after Sunday's game against Oklahoma City, there were plenty of hugs, handshakes and high-fiving to to go around for Jeff Green. It was what happened in between - you know, the game itself - that indeed ruined this homecoming of sorts for Green who was among the many Celtics who..." March 11

Boston Herald "Kevin Garnett’s bullet pass was high, so Jeff Green pulled the ball in, ducked under the basket, and put it off the glass as Indiana’s weak side help arrived too late. The Celtics had used up all but five-tenths of a second in the last 23 seconds of an 83-81 win over the Indiana Pacers last..." March 07

Boston Herald "Sometimes it may seem that all Jeff Green needs is a little jolt or, in the case of last night, a fall to the floor that bruises his elbow and raises his game. It also raised the normally quiet forward’s humor. Green, who was whistled for a charge on the play, returned from a brief trainer’s exam..." March 02

Denver Post "Sometimes, just needing knee surgery can end a guy's career. Jeff Green needed heart surgery. And there he was this past week in Denver, Green in green, pouring in 20 points for the Boston Celtics. This guy is an inspiration, redefining the sports cliché of having a strong heart. The fact..." February 24

NESN "Jeff Green remembers his first steps. He remembers the pain of those few tentative steps, then how out of breath he was when he finally cracked the imposing 10-step barrier. Every moment and milestone of his recovery is seared into his brain as part of what he calls the "wonderful journey" that he..." January 10

Celtics Blog "The perception is that Green has been "passive" too often. His contract value and on-court demeanor have fueled the notion that he isn't performing his role as he should. I believe the more pertinent question is whether a player is capable of playing with more consistency given the role that Jeff..." January 09

Boston Herald "A little more than four minutes remained last night when Doc Rivers turned to the scorer's table with a wide-eyed, "will you get a load of this?" look. Those who had been watching the Detroit Pistons stumble out to a 1-9 start this season — and, judging from the attendance here, there haven't..." November 19

Celtics Blog "Jared Sullinger packed up his things, turned to Jeff Green and said, "Congratulations for making No. 1." That, of course, meant making the No. 1 highlight on ESPN's SportsCenter Top Plays, a staple in the network's recap of the day's sporting events. Whether it's No. 1 or No. 10, it'll be..." November 15

Boston Herald "Jeff Green is still a nice guy, but he's vowing to listen to Kevin Garnett's request that he be more of a jerk when it comes to basketball. KG, who last night passed Allen Iverson for 17th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list, liked what he saw from Green in Saturday's win in Milwaukee, and..." November 13

Boston Herald "The Celtics welcomed Jeff Green to the 2012-13 regular season with open arms last night. His mates were more than pleased to see him make his mark with 12 points and several pounds of assertiveness. Coming off a year lost to heart surgery, Green has stepped gingerly after a strong preseason...." November 11

Celtics Blog "There are two different Jeff Greens. For simplicity's sake, let's call them "Bad Jeff" and "Good Jeff." They have two very distinct personas, as perceived by two very distinct groups of people around the NBA. Bad Jeff is the guy who didn't pan out. He was the Big East Player of the Year at..." October 24

Boston Herald "The Celtics [team stats] got pretty much everything they came for in their erstwhile home away from home last night, even while absorbing a 98-95 preseason overtime loss to the Knicks. Asked what he learned in the Celts' third exhibition and first against an NBA opponent, Doc Rivers said, "That..." October 14

Boston Herald "The wonders of Istanbul beckon, and Jeff Green is sure that he'll spend time gazing up at the heavenly dome of Aya Sophia and maybe even the radiant tiles of The Blue Mosque. But the Celtics [team stats] forward isn't too concerned, because it's not basketball. For a player trying to finally..." October 04

SI.com "Days before the draft, the Hornets opened up about $7 million of additional cap space when they sent Emeka Okafor and Trevor Ariza to Washington for Rashard Lewis' partially guaranteed expiring contract (since bought out). And though the trade didn't quite open up enough room for a max-level free..." July 09

Boston Herald "He's been largely out of sight, but Jeff Green hasn't been out of the Celtics' mind — and the affection has been returned. So tomorrow, the two sides will officially begin the task of getting Green back in green. The key acquisition in the 2011 Kendrick Perkins trade played 26 games that..." June 30

Boston Globe "After the stunning news Saturday that forward Jeff Green would miss the season because of an aortic aneurysm, yesterday the reaction of the Celtics was one of relief that the condition was detected, and gratitude that he will be able to continue his career next season. Players and coaches know..." December 19

Boston Herald "For at least one night, Marquis Daniels was playing for four. Jeff Green is out for the season. Paul Pierce (heel) and Sasha Pavlovic (sprained wrist) didn't make the trip for yesterday's exhibition opener against the Toronto Raptors. That left the player whom coach Doc Rivers calls Lazarus..." December 19

Boston Globe "The Celtics were nearly a full squad yesterday as training camp kicked into the next gear, yet the absence of Jeff Green caused more concern than just a normal day-to-day injury. Team doctors noticed something during Green's physical and he is undergoing more tests for an undisclosed medical..." December 13

Boston Herald "It was virtually a no-win situation for Jeff Green. The 24-year-old left a tight-knit, youthful core in Oklahoma City to come to Boston in a trade for the beloved Kendrick Perkins. Green had to try to fit in on the fly with a group of veterans with established roles. The adjustment from..." May 13

Boston Herald "The squeakiest of wheels at Celtics games often can be misguided in their "I don't care if I embarrass my family" pronouncements that are heard above the rest. But the larger group is aware and generally right on target. So it was that an audible groan flowed down from the Garden stands in the..." May 09

Washington Post "It took him about a week to get over the sadness and disbelief after being traded by the only franchise he had played for in his first 31 / 2 seasons in the NBA. Jeff Green didn't have much time to wallow after the Oklahoma City Thunder dealt him to the Boston Celtics at the trade deadline,..." May 07

Boston Herald "It's hard to tell from the numbers. The Celtics were a minus-9 in Game 1 when Jeff Green was on the floor, then a plus-5 in Game 2 when he made 4-of-6 shots and scored 11 points. But he has had a tough time on the eye test. Green has looked all out of sorts when trying to check LeBron James in..." May 06

Boston Globe "It was a whirlwind at first, moving to a new team, a new city, learning a new set of plays, all as a demanding fan base showed its skepticism. Jeff Green's life changed. His role changed. He was asked to be a different player, to provide energy off the bench, to fill a void the Celtics thought..." April 29

Boston Herald "Nenad Krstic and Jeff Green, since joining the Celtics on Feb. 25, have essentially spent their time in a mobile classroom. They've attempted to blend in on the run, from city to city, almost never with an opportunity for extended practice time. It's probably not a surprise, then, that the..." April 27

Boston Herald "The Celtics got a mere eight points out of their bench in the series opener with the Knicks, and usually that comes from someone trying to do too much or thinking he's better than he is. On Sunday, the problem stemmed at least in part because one key Celt seemed not to understand how good he is..." April 19

Boston Herald "Jeff Green doesn't think he needs to prove anything to anyone. He doesn't feel any extra pressure despite the fact that the Celtics struggled after acquiring him in a major trade at the Feb. 24 deadline. And he isn't worried about replacing center Kendrick Perkins, who was beloved in..." April 16

Boston Globe "At this point, in another city on another team embarking on a completely different kind of playoff run, the play probably seems as if it happened a lifetime ago. But Jeff Green is barely a year removed from the biggest postseason game of his life — Game 6 of Oklahoma City's first-round series..." April 15

Boston Herald "Perhaps this should be a playoff staple — have both benches play a meaningless preliminary game. Such was the nature of the Celtics' 112-102 regular-season-ending win last night against the New York Knicks, a game of little defense but plenty of crowd-pleasing scoring. Except for Amare..." April 14

Boston Herald "At least part of Jeff Green's initiation with the Celtics has been unenviable. It's hard for the forward to avoid deferring to his new teammates — more difficult, even, than finding a shot when sharing the floor with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. "It's very tough," Green said. "You..." April 07

Boston Globe "Last night's was the type of game the Celtics have been waiting for from Jeff Green. Actually, they do not want Green to miss every 3-pointer he attempts and go 3 for 9 from the field. But Green showed he has plenty of ways to make up for inaccurate shooting during a 99-82 win over Philadelphia at..." April 06

Boston Herald "Doc Rivers said he was "on" Jeff Green this week about the forward's defense and rebounding. That's not new. "Doc has been on me since the first day I was here," Green said last night after playing one of his best two-way games with the C's (eight points, seven rebounds) in a 99-82 win..." April 06

Boston Globe "The Celtics acquired Jeff Green because of his youth, versatility, and the ability to re-sign him this summer. Green will give the Celtics every chance to bring him back, according to his agent, David Falk. Green is a restricted free agent next season, meaning, under the current collective..." March 22

Boston Globe "The Celtics appeared to be going nowhere fast for most of the first half of a 92-80 win over the Pacers last night. In the second quarter, though, the Celtics got some traction. Suddenly, they were running. And Jeff Green seemed to be moving the fastest. After falling behind by 5 points, a..." March 17

Boston Herald "Mike Gorman and Tommy Heinsohn, in their 30th season together as the NBA's most prolific broadcasting couple, were honored last night in a game-long series of video tributes and vintage footage. The Celtics, not exactly of vintage quality themselves for at least a week, thus had a tough..." March 17

Boston Globe "After taking a half-hour detour while winding his way to TD Garden this week, Jeff Green is still figuring out the best route to commute to work. Nor was Green quite certain where to be on the court last night. But he is bringing another dimension to the Celtics' frontcourt as he learns the..." March 05

Boston Herald "It's unlikely Doc Rivers ever planned on employing a lineup of Avery Bradley, Von Wafer, Jeff Green, Glen Davis and Troy Murphy. But that was the unit on the court for extended stretches in last night's 115-103 win over the Phoenix Suns at the Garden. Rivers will have no choice but to throw..." March 03

Boston Herald "The Celtics took off into a bright blue sky yesterday morning in Salt Lake City. Figuratively as well as literally. Having watched Nenad Krstic go for 10 points in the first quarter against the Jazz (including an alley-oop dunk and a nice tip-in) and Jeff Green easily post any small forward who..." March 02

Boston Herald "The words first jumped off the bio page nearly four years ago when the Celtics were preparing for the draft. They worked out a number of players and were looking to make a score with the No.?5 pick. Jeff Green out of Georgetown was a candidate, so the checking began. And there it was among his..." March 01

Boston Globe "That imposing figure looking nearly eye-to-eye with Kevin Garnett was Jeff Green. He is a legitimate 6 feet 9 inches, and yesterday he looked as if he had some unfinished business at the Student Activities Center at UCLA. He was uprooted from Oklahoma City and sent to Boston Thursday in the..." February 27