from Dan Marrazza of Sports Illustrated,

SI: How did you end up in Poland?

Danton: The team had been interested [in me] the last couple of years. One agent who deals with that league approached me and asked if I would be interested. I jumped at the opportunity because I had to get out of Kazakhstan.

SI: Your criminal background is pretty well documented. How familiar are European fans and players with it? Do they try to antagonize you based on your past?

Danton: They know. I’ve had to put up with the same stupid jokes for the last four or five years. Anything about jail or being gay. During one game [in Tychy, Poland] a guy filled a cup with urine and threw it on me as I was going through the tunnel. They said it was just beer, and that’s what the local beer smells and tastes like. But I know what piss smells like, and it was definitely not beer. It was just very classless. That’s too far. I’m obviously doing my job because I’m really pissing them off.

SI: How do you respond when things like this happen?

Danton: I just wave and blow kisses at them. Or I wink at their girlfriends. Ask for their phone numbers. And that pisses them off even more. I’ve got an answer for everything. But I’ve heard these things so many times, so it doesn’t even faze me. I just laugh.

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