An article titled “For Jrue Holiday, It’s a Good Game When His Wife Says So” in the 2024-05-27 issue of The New York Times highlighted Jrue Holiday’s incredible rookie season with the Boston Celtics. Holiday is a lifelong Lakers fan and a native of Los Angeles, but he has embraced his role with the Celtics and developed to be an integral part of their success.

According to the article, Holiday has led the Celtics to a dominant 57-15 record, averaging 12.8 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game. It further states that, much to the player’s delight, members of Holiday’s family have started attending Celtics games dressed as Lakers.

While acknowledging the tremendous rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics, Holiday stated that he has enjoyed his family’s support, even if they wear the colours of his team’s main adversary. According to the publication, if the Celtics win the title this season, Holiday’s family may begin wearing Celtics gear.

The report also mentions that Holiday and his wife Lauren are dedicated to having a substantial impact on Milwaukee, where they have actively supported philanthropic organisations and Black-owned businesses. Last season, Holiday distributed $5.3 million in game checks to kick off these programmes.

Despite his family links to the Lakers, the article portrays Jrue Holiday as a dedicated and adaptive player who has seamlessly integrated with the Celtics. It would be interesting to see if Holiday’s family begins to accept his new team as the Celtics continue their title drive.