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On Saturday morning, five years after he walked across a Manhattan stage as an NBA lottery pick, Green will traipse across a stage in his own cap and gown. Four years of summer school later — of five-day-a-week, two-hour lectures, papers and discussions — the No. 5 pick in the 2007 draft will be handed a diploma, his degree in English with a minor in theology. “It’s one of the proudest moments of my life, you know, first person to graduate from college in my family — first person, really, from my neighborhood that I know of that got a four-year college degree,” Green said. “I know some people I grew up with that went to junior college, but I can’t remember anyone who got a four-year degree. “I might cry. I might smile. I just know I’m going to feel proud I did it — one of the hardest things I ever did.” Washington Post

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Saturday, five years after he was an NBA lottery pick, Jeff Green will graduate from Georgetown with a major in English and a minor in theology. He told the school’s athletic site that he was pushed to get his degree by his former Hoyas teammates, and that finishing school was a a “weight lifted off my shoulders.” Washington Post

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Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will return to Georgetown University this weekend to collect his diploma at graduation ceremonies after earning a degree in English with a minor in theology. Oklahoman

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Jeff Green: Just picked up my cap and gown for graduation Saturday...FINALLY DONE!!!..Best feeling in the world Twitter

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Jeff Green: Time for me to go get a nice run in and hit the weights...operation get in shape is an amazing feeling Twitter

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Jeff Green: Just heard an interview with Suge Knight and he said he don't know if 2Pac is dead...aaaahhhhh DAMN!!! Twitter

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A. Sherrod Blakely: Green is an unrestricted FA which means he can sign with any team. Pretty clear he prefers the #Celtics now. Twitter

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Michael Lee: Former Georgetown star Jeff Green here @ TD Garden. He's in good spirits. Told me he still has place in BOS; still hanging around C's. Twitter

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Finally, Jeff Green, who will be an unrestricted free agent when he returns to the court, has been with the team the last few days. Ainge said that his comeback from heart surgery has been ahead of schedule. "I think he's going to be better than ever next year," Ainge said. "He's a hardworking kid and I think he has a bright future." WEEI.com

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Nearly two months removed from heart surgery, Jeff Green has been in Boston the last two weeks for evaluation. He sat on the bench during the Celtics’ 115-111 overtime win against the New York Knicks yesterday at the Garden, even though he’s an unrestricted free agent and can listen to an offer from any team. That’s why coach Doc Rivers has been careful to avoid talking about next season, though Green already has expressed a desire to return to the C’s. “I think it would be tampering or something,” Rivers said. “There has to be some kind of rule we would violate, but we don’t. That will come.” Of course, allowing an unrestricted free agent to sit on your bench may raise a few eyebrows, as well. “I’m sure it probably is, otherwise we would have all of those free agents do that,” Rivers said with a laugh. “Come sit with us. That would be good.” Boston Herald

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Jeff Green: Ooooooookay...now what do I do? Bored as ever...I wanna travel somewhere Twitter

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Peter Stringer: Doc says Jeff Green joined the team for breakfast this AM. "The best news is that he's going to be able to play again." Twitter

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Kevin Durant said he recently spoke with Green, who is still in Cleveland where he underwent the procedure, and the former Thunder forward is doing well. “I dedicate the season to him,” Durant said. “Jeff is a positive person. I learned so much from him. No matter what, he stays positive through the toughest times. He's still smiling and laughing and enjoying himself. It's tough to go through what he went through, and I pray for him every single day. But he knows that he's going to get back better and stronger. I can't wait for that day. I know he can't wait.” Oklahoman

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The Wizards, according to sources, have long coveted Green, who played locally at Georgetown and who would provide some desperately needed maturity and young experience next season for one of the league's most callow teams. Assuming the Wizards use their amnesty provision next summer to free themselves from the final season of Rashard Lewis's contract -- $22.69 million -- they'd be in prime position to give Green a big payday, assuming everything checks out post-operation. And if the Nets, say, lose out in the Dwight Howard-Deron Williams sweepstakes, they'll have a lot of flexibility, too. NBA.com

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Pacers center Roy Hibbert played three years next to former Celtics forward Jeff Green. The two helped take Georgetown to the Final Four in 2007. They remained close when Green entered the draft and Hibbert stayed in college for his senior season. They also worked out together extensively last summer at Georgetown, Hibbert fully confident Green would regain the form that made him a contributor in Oklahoma City. However, Green won’t get that chance this season because of an aortic aneurysm, for which he had surgery. Green is expected to return to the NBA next season, according to his agent, David Falk, and Hibbert said their friendship has grown even stronger. ‘‘It seems like he’s upbeat and Iwant to see him get better and get out there and play again,’’ Hibbert said. ‘‘I was really surprised how he’s taking this and I wish him the best. ‘‘I told him any time he wants to come out to Indiana and stay at my house and kick it like we were back at Georgetown [he can].’’ Boston Globe

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The Celtics may have been seeking more cap relief with the move but coach Doc Rivers said at practice Tuesday that he hopes Green is back with the Celtics next season. If he does decide to return, the Celtics would have to compete with any other interested team for his services. "I think Jeff has an important future value to the Celtics. He has a very positive feeling about Boston. I think that it will be one of a short list of teams that he will talk to when the time comes." "I said it was unexpected (the Celtics' rescinding the offer), not something we bargained for," Falk said. "But I think the Celtics had their own reasons why. It was something important for them to do. I respect that. I think it was welcome news for Jeff after receiving some difficult news to digest. It's not something we initiated, not something we requested, not something we bargained for. It was a decision made by Celtics management for their own reasons." Boston Globe

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The Celtics may have been seeking more cap relief with the move, but Rivers said yesterday he hopes Green is back next season. “I think Jeff has an important future value to the Celtics,’’ said Rivers. “He has a very positive feeling about Boston. I think that it will be one of a short list of teams that he will talk to when the time comes.’’ “Now that he’s unrestricted and he has the legal right to talk to every team, Boston is obviously a team he is very interested in,’’ Falk said. “We’re going to continue our discussions at an appropriate time with Boston. I don’t think his status is going to change their need for him or his interest in talking with them.’’ Boston Globe

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Falk said he would not accept any other offers for Green this past summer and would agree to a one-year deal. "Now that he's unrestricted and he has the legal right to talk to every team, Boston is obviously a team he is very interested in," Falk said. "We're going to continue our discussions with an appropriate time with Boston. I don't think his status is going to change their need for him or his interest in talking with them." Boston Globe

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Spencer Hawes: Glad to hear Jeff Green's surgery went well today. Get well soon buddy. Comeback stronger than ever. Twitter

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Gary Washburn: David Falk, agent for Jeff Green, tells the Globe Green's surgery was "100 percent successful" & he is expected to return to NBA next season Twitter

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