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The nba playoffs are in full swing. one of the teams in the hunt for the championship includes a player who overcame life-threatening surgery to get back on the court. here's cnn's chief medical correspondent in this week's "human factor." >> seeing memphis grizzlies star jeff green in action it's clear he's a player with heart. but in 2011 his game was interrupted. >> i was in complete shock. >> a routine team physical revealed an aortic anyurism near the left valve in his heart. jeff didn't touch a basketball for nearly six months. he lost muscle and the mechanics of his game. >> it was a sl...

Clear he is a player with heart. in 2011 his game was interrupted. >> i was in complete shock. >> reporter: a routine team physical revealed an aortic aneurysm near the left valve of his heart. jeff, who was 25 at the time, needed surgery. >> it was nerve wrecking. i couldn't run. i couldn't touch a basketball. i couldn't get stressed out. it was tough. >> reporter: and rebounding from open-heart surgery that wasn't easy either. jeff didn't touch a basketball for nearly six months. he lost muscle and the mechanics of his game. >> it was a slow progression. my body was different. the timing was...