Raptors big man Achiuwa gets an introduction to bagged milk

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Another newcomer to Toronto has become mystified by bagged milk.

Toronto Raptors big man Precious Achiuwa, who is from Nigeria and has also lived in parts of Florida while pursuing his hoop dreams, was filmed buying milk the Ontario way for the first time.

It happened on Open Gym , the behind-the-scenes documentary series that has chronicled the Raptors expertly for years now.

The 6-foot-8, 255-pound centre appeared unsure of what to make of the dairy section of a grocery store. Achiuwa, who was acquired by the Raptors from the Miami Heat in the off-season, wasn’t sure how many bags of milk were in the bag.

Achiuwa chose the 3.25% milk.

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When he went to pay, he appeared to still be getting the hang of Canadian currency, especially the coins.

Later he was shown figuring out how to put the milk bag in a jug — and then he even dipped Oreos in milk.

Former Raptor Danny Green was much more anti-milk bags than Achiuwa.

Green once said on his Inside the Green Room podcast: “It’s not very efficient, it’s not convenient, it’s borderline a pain in the ass to pour milk in a bag.

“I was almost late today, to practice, because of going to the store, going to the container store, finding containers to put my milk from out of this bag in containers.

“It needs to change. I don’t know who we need to talk to, but that needs to change.”

Green didn’t get his wish but has since left the Raptors.