SUMMARY
- Jrue Holiday who was born and brought up in Los Angeles is currently playing for the rivalry team, Boston Celtics.
- During an appearance on 'The Draymond Green Show,' the 33-year-old spoke about how knowing that he is going to sign with the Celtics was like a betrayal to where he comes from.
Jrue Holiday is undeniably one of the best defenders that the NBA has ever seen. He has been a part of the league for more than a decade and represented five different teams. Holiday who was born and brought up in Los Angeles is currently playing for the rivalry team, Boston Celtics. He recently revealed how his family is still Lakers fans and once came to watch his game wearing Lakers gear.
During an appearance on ‘The Draymond Green Show,’ the 33-year-old spoke about how “Knowing that I was gonna sign to be a Celtic was like am I betraying where I came from.” Holiday attributed this feeling to the fact that his family is a Lakers fan to this day. “I got family that came to the game in Boston with Lakers stuff on”, he stated before revealing his reaction to this.
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Furthermore, he said, “I’m like ‘You got me messed up,” and emphasized how his family came to watch him play with LeBron James’ jersey on. Holiday expressed how this was crazy to him and also highlighted that this is just another example of the historical rivalry between the Lakers and the Celtics.
Jrue Holiday talks about the pressure that comes with the Celtics’ Jersey
In the same interview, Jrue Holiday who still has bitterness about the Milwaukee Bucks trade spoke about the kind of pressure that comes with the Celtics’ jersey. “But being in a Celtic green bro like the pressure is like it’s different,” he said before giving examples. The basketball player drew attention to how this pressure can be attested by the fact that the Celtics have been on top for so long.
Furthermore, he emphasized how even the team members doubt that you can’t win. “Like all they talk about here is winning and the only thing that is important is winning,” Holiday added. In addition to this, he stated that he shares the same mentality and he is here to win. The 2021 NBA Championship winner has so far played 61 games this season which is also his first with the Celtics and is averaging 12.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.9 assists.
Jrue Holiday on his family’s reaction to him joining the Lakers’ rivals
Jrue Holiday was born on June 12, 1990, in Los Angeles, California, United States to his parents, Shawn and Toya Holiday. He was drafted into the league by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2009 NBA draft as the 17th overall pick of the first round. Holiday was a part of the Sixers for four seasons before joining the New Orleans Pelicans from 2013 to 2020.
After his stint with the Pelicans, Holiday joined the Bucks and eventually made his way to the Celtics. Growing up he was surrounded by Lakers fans and was one himself, his joining their rival came at the cost of his family being hurt. In an interview, Holiday said, “I know a lot of my family’s probably hurt, but I know this is a blue-collar town.” and said they love hard-working people and he is just the type of person.
