Green recently revealed on his Inside the Green Room with Danny Green podcast that while he knew he strained his groin in an early December game against the Boston Celtics, it wasn't until his exit physical at the end of the season that he found out he suffered a tear.

The injury, Green said, was suffered in December, during a Spurs victory against the Celtics. Green said it happened when trying to chase down a dunk attempt during the first half. He did not dress for the second game of a back-to-back against the Suns, but he did play in the Spurs' next two games, four and seven nights later. In all, Green played in seven of San Antonio's next 17 games following the win at Boston.


"We got an MRI the next day, and it was a slight strain," Green said on his podcast.


A decision was made to take a few weeks off, though Green appeared in three of the Spurs' next six games, and seven of the following 10.

"We do the rehab and everything we're supposed to do," Green said. "With a groin strain, it's hard to tell between a groin and a sports hernia sometimes.

"After some time it healed, and I tried to play again, and... some days would be bad days, some days would be good, and I would feel it."

At that point, Green said, his agent recommended getting it checked and seeking a second opinion.

"I didn't want to, because I had full faith and believe in the Spurs staff," said Green, who spent the past seven years with San Antonio prior to being traded. "They've always been great to me, they've always been right by me; they've always done a hell of a job.

"Throughout the season we monitored it, but we never went back to check on it again... I could have got a second opinion, so I see where Kawhi is coming from when he's got his second opinion, because a lot of times you'll get information from outside sources. And I'm not saying that the Spurs staff is not up to par, it's just, not everyone is a specialist in every area."

His groin injury was not the only topic on the podcast. Among other things, Green detailed how he found out about the trade and acknowledged San Antonio had a players-only meeting to discuss Leonard's injury.