Reggie Jackson's decision to stop working out for teams was one of the more controversial elements of the 2011 NBA Draft.

Jackson shut down all private workouts and interviews shortly after his workout for Oklahoma City, who selected him with the 24th pick. Speculation was rampant that the Heat promised to pick him 31st.

“After a workout for Oklahoma City, I came back and played pickup at my school,” Jackson said. “My knee, normally I could feel it tweaking, but it always got better. But it got worse. I went to the doctor and found out I couldn't go for about a month. I was supposed to come back. I tried to and I just couldn't compete, so I had to shut it down. That's about it. I was supposed to have workouts for other teams, but I honestly couldn't go. And that was that.”

Jackson had tendinitis in his knee, something he says he played with since his sophomore season at Boston College. He just always played through the pain.

“It's college,” Jackson said. “You don't have many games. You need to win, win, win, so I was always out there trying to compete. But I would always feel it.”