NBA player takes indefinite leave to take care of his sick wife and unborn child

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Jrue Holiday To Miss Start Of Pelicans’ Season With Wife Lauren Facing Brain Surgery

 

The public is discovering the true strength of the bonds between Jrue Holiday, his family and the New Orleans Pelicans.

 

Holiday, the Pelicans’ starting point guard, will miss the start of the NBA season to be with his wife, Lauren, while she simultaneously brings her pregnancy to term and undergoes treatment for a brain tumor, The Times-Picayune’s Jeff Duncan reported Saturday.

 

The Pelicans haven’t set a timetable for Holiday’s return to the team. Instead, they’ve told him to do what he believes is best for his family.

 

“My family comes before basketball,” Holiday said. “I’m obviously blessed to play this game and be in the position I am in, but my wife is the most important thing in the world to me. She comes before anything else.”

 

Lauren Holiday, a former USA soccer star, retired from the sport in June in order to start a family. She started suffering from headaches in the midst of her pregnancy, and doctors diagnosed the brain tumor in July.

 

Jrue Holiday and the Pelicans met in August, and they decided to allow him to take as much time away from the team as he needs.

 

http://nesn.com/2016/09/jrue-holiday-to-miss-start-of-pelicans-season-as-family-comes-before-basketball/

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It is refreshing to read this story amidst the various scandals involving sports figures. Thanks for posting, @marylander1940 .

[marylander1940]

It is refreshing to read this story amidst the various scandals involving sports figures. Thanks for posting, @marylander1940 .

 

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