Inside the Green Room with Danny Green: San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay

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 talks about what it’s like to return to San Antonio as a visiting player after spending the last eight seasons there.

  • Danny talks about what he did on New Year’s Eve and the quality Netflix binging he got done over the holidays.

  • Danny and Harrison discuss Kyle Lowry’s injury.

  • Danny and Harrison discuss the confidence of the surging Milwaukee Bucks and how that could affect both teams going forward.

  • Rudy Gay gets brought up to speed on the Great Milk Bag Scandal of 2018 and talks about his favourite thing about playing in Toronto.

  • Danny and Rudy talk about what it will be like to face off against their former teams and how players on both sides approach a regular-season game that gets this much hype.

  • Danny and Rudy talk about the prediction DeMar DeRozan made during the summer on Serge Ibaka’s cooking show and how these games can go one of two ways for the players in the spotlight.

  • Danny and Rudy give their thoughts on the reception they’re expecting Danny and Kawhi to get in their return.

• Rudy talks about how the dynamic in the Spurs locker room has changed without Kawhi and Danny this season.

• Rudy talks about how difficult it is to play in the West and how they’ve managed to stay in the mix despite being plagued by injuries this season.

• Rudy reflects on his relationship with DeMar and how much he has changed on the court since they last played together.

• Danny and Rudy talk about what it’s like playing for Gregg Popovich and how that has impacted DeMar’s game and his own at this stage of their careers.

• Danny and Rudy discuss what separates Popovich from some of the other coaches they’ve had in their careers.

• Danny and Rudy give their thoughts on what Kawhi’s San Antonio legacy will be when things are all said and done.

• Danny talks about how odd it will be to guard the guy you were traded for and how members of the Raptors are excited to face their old teammate.

• Rudy gives his perspective on how the Raptors have looked this season.

• Danny once again reaffirms his love for Toronto and that his future with the organization isn’t hinged to what happens with Kawhi.

• Danny and Rudy answers questions from the mailbag, including what item they have to bring with them on road trips and their favourite Instagram accounts.

Episode Guide

Extra Frame: Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum
Episode 10: Jonas Valanciunas, Thumb Tales and the Best Christmas Gifts
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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