New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday will miss the beginning of the 2016-17 season to be with his pregnant wife, retired soccer star Lauren Holiday, while she recovers from brain surgery. She was diagnosed with a brain tumor in late June, via the New Orleans Times-Picayune's Jeff Duncan.
"My family comes before basketball," said Holiday, 26. "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."
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