Inside the Green Room with Danny Green: Raptors big man Jonas Valanciunas

Welcome to “Inside the Green Room with Danny Green,” a Yahoo Sports podcast and video series hosted by Toronto Raptors forward Danny Green and Harrison Sanford.

On this episode

• • Danny breaks down Toronto’s big come-from-behind victory over the Pacers and fighting through injuries.

  • Harrison and Danny revisit the Great Milk Bag Scandal of 2018 and the reaction they’ve received from the fans.

  • Jonas Valanciunas addresses the elephant in the room — his busted thumb, what happened in the aftermath of the injury and his plan to get Draymond Green to sign his cast.

• Danny and Jonas discuss why some players decide to sit on the bench when injured while others remain in the locker room.

• Jonas and Danny talk about their big win over Golden State and how they felt about the Warriors’ post-game comments.

• Jonas talks about the evolution of bigs in the modern NBA and how Danny has started to add more of a post game to his arsenal.

• Jonas talks about missing the upcoming matchup against 76ers centre and what kind of trash talk goes on when they face off.

• Danny and Jonas discuss the technicals they’ve racked up this season and Nick Nurse calling out the referees.

• Jonas and Danny answer questions from the mailbag, including JV’s favourite Raptors memory, the best part of being a father, how they feel about being left off the Christmas Day schedule, the best gifts they’ve received and the notorious Drake-Kawhi photo (which Danny was cropped out of).

Episode Guide

Extra Frame: UFC middleweight Elias Theodorou
Episode 9: Nick Nurse, Kawhi Questions and the Joke That Landed Him the Raptors Job
Extra Frame: New York street ball legend God Shammgod
Episode 8: Pascal Siakam, Huddle Chaos and the Elephant in the Room
Extra Frame: Raptors Superfan Nav Bhatia
Episode 7: Serge Ibaka, Peak NBA Drama and Teaming Up With Yahoo Sports
Episode 6: Danny and Kawhi take the stage at media day
Episode 5: Live in Halifax
Episode 4: De’Aron Fox
Episode 3: Ryan Shazier, Matt Finkes & Andre Drummond
Episode 2: Michael Rapaport
Episode 1: Danny and Kawhi Get Traded

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