Jrue Holiday’s Family Is ‘Crushed’ By His Trade. Know The Whole Story
Even though Jrue Holiday has been moved around the NBA before, his family said that last week’s shocking trade from the Bucks “crushed” them.
Considering recent occurrences After the 33-year-old guard was traded from Milwaukee to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for superstar Damian Lillard, Holiday’s wife, Lauren, voiced conflicted feelings on Wednesday. On Sunday, the guard joined the Boston Celtics.
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Lauren began her frank Instagram post with the words “It’s not personal, it’s business,” while debating whether to write anything at all. Lauren added, “Being vulnerable helps me heal.”
“This isn’t new. We’ve been traded before. Each time we’ve felt something different but this time it crushed me,” the former soccer player, who had previously played for the US Women’s National Team, said.
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“I’m not sharing this for sympathy. I’m not sharing this to bash anyone. I’m sharing this so people can see the humans behind the business transactions. Because contrary to the cliche, it’s personal, meaning there are people’s lives that are affected. It’s never ‘just business.’”
Lauren, who has been married to Holiday since 2013, spoke to Milwaukee as “home,” noting that it was where their children had just begun kindergarten and where they had established a life.
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“Our kids go to school with other Bucks children. Their dads walk them in and walk out together. The other women on the Bucks have been my workout partners, my confidants, and my support system,” she shared.
“… All of this is personal to us. It’s our life. There’s no business to any of that.”
Lauren claims that after taking a nap, Holiday discovered that he was moving to Portland, where he joined the Bucks in November 2020 after playing for the Pelicans for seven seasons.
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“He woke up to the news that he had been moved. No warning, no heads up, not even a conversation that it could be a possibility. Just, it’s done. Now move on because ‘it’s not personal, it’s business,’” she wrote.
Holiday said he wanted to retire with the Bucks, the team he won the NBA Finals in 2021, before the deal.
Wednesday, Lauren said that she was sharing this viewpoint to demonstrate the passion Holiday had for the neighborhood he played for.
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“So, yes, this is more than business. Not because we’re offended by it but, because we are people, we’re humans, we have relationships, dreams, and a connection where we play,” she wrote.
“As I write this, we are grieving the loss of that while celebrating the hope and the joy of what’s ahead. The growth is in allowing ourselves to feel this pain now and turn it into power for how we move forward. That’s who we are and that’s who we always will be.”
Prior to expressing happiness over the family’s future in New England, Lauren continued by thanking Milwaukee for “for making our lives infinitely better.”
“Next stop, Boston, can’t wait to see the world we create together.”
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