<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Bucks-Jrue-Holiday.jpg"></figure><h1>Exclusive: Jrue Holiday talks joining the Bucks and quarantine life</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-01-15T15:35:45-08:00">January 15th, 3:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-01-15T15:36:18-08:00">January 15th, 3:36pm</time><address><a>Calvin Fong</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Underrated. Under-appreciated. Unselfish. All three describe Jrue Holiday – and the lack of attention is a big reason why he doesn’t dominate the headlines nightly. </p><p>The Milwaukee Bucks’ newest point guard is in his 12th NBA season and has only been named an All-Star once. Even more shockingly, has been named to an All-Defensive Team just twice.</p><p>In November 2020, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-jrue-holiday-speaks-out-on-getting-traded-to-milwaukee/">Holiday was traded to the Bucks for a king’s ransom</a>. Milwaukee gave up three first-round picks, two pick swaps, George Hill, and Eric Bledsoe. While Jrue was largely viewed as underrated, the Bucks wanted to show him just how much he was worth to them.</p><p>In late December 2020, I had a chance to talk with Jrue Holiday and his wife, Lauren, a now-retired member of the US women’s national soccer team. They discussed Jrue’s fit on the Bucks, being able to stay in shape during the pandemic, and the motivation behind their philanthropy.</p><p>This past offseason, Jrue joined an already-stellar defensive team in Milwaukee. I asked him what he felt he brought to a team that plans to contend. After noting things in Milwaukee were great so far, he believed that he can bring “a calming element, especially down the stretch. Defensively, I feel like I’m one of the best defenders in the league.” </p><p>His bold claim has support from some of the best around the association. Holiday, who can guard almost any position, has impressed a few of the high-level scorers in the NBA.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFG1GYBYEpA&amp;ab_channel=JJRedick">Damian Lillard named Jrue Holiday</a> as the best defensive guard in the league. <a href="https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-news-basketball-new-orleans-pelicans-probably-the-best-defender-kevin-durant-vouches-for-jrue-holiday-following-defensive-team-snub/">Kevin Durant noted</a> it was tough to dribble on him in their 2018 Warriors-Pelicans playoff series, and called him special on that side of the ball. Once, in-game, Joe Ingles even said Holiday was the best defender in the NBA.</p><p>JJ Redick, a former teammate, lauded Holiday on Twitter as one of the best defenders out there:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">He’s the best on ball defender I’ve seen</p><p>— JJ Redick (@jj_redick) <a href="https://twitter.com/jj_redick/status/1261790167272210432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 16, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Already armed with versatile defensive players, the Bucks had the league’s top defensive rating in 2019-20. Adding Jrue Holiday, who can stay in front of almost anyone, may be what finally pushes them to the Finals.</p><p>That’s what defines a good defender, Jrue told me: staying in front of the offensive player. It’s tempting for fans to scour the blocks and steals columns of a box score to determine who played great defense. But Jrue explained how he evaluated a good defender. </p><p>In his mind, it was “somebody that doesn’t get beat very often…Somebody who takes on the challenge every single night of guarding the best players on the court.”</p><p>On the Pelicans, Jrue had that assignment most nights. In the 2019-20 season, he guarded All-Star players 21.9% of the time, and he guarded All-NBA players 15.2% of the time, per Bball Index. Both numbers are in the 99th percentile of all players.</p><p>When he’s not harassing all-time great scorers, Jrue Holiday can be found working out at home. During the pandemic, Jrue and Lauren have both been using Tonal, the world’s smartest home gym, and personal trainer.</p><p>Tonal uses a digital weight system, and both Jrue and Lauren were able to use it to complete home workouts in the midst of their busy schedules. Jrue was training to prepare for the upcoming NBA season. Lauren was able to squeeze in workouts with two kids at home and Jrue on the road. Jrue was able to do strength training focused on his NBA regimen, while Lauren was able to do training more fitting of a soccer player. It was “one of the best fitness equipment pieces I’ve ever used,” according to Lauren. </p><p>Both asserted that Tonal, and products like it, could one day put gyms out of business. In quarantine, it was a lifesaver for Lauren. As a mom of a two-month-old and a four-year-old with limited free time, she doesn’t see herself ever going back to a real gym. A smart home gym like Tonal is versatile enough to be her permanent workout partner.</p><p>But being at home doesn’t mean their generosity is put to rest. Recently, the Holiday’s were in the headlines for their philanthropy. Over the summer, they made the decision to donate the rest of Jrue’s 2020 salary to black-owned small businesses and initiatives. </p><p>As the NBA bubble was starting over the summer, Lauren was five months pregnant. Wanting to be with his family, Jrue strongly considered sitting out the rest of the season. But Lauren and he decided, instead, to have him play in the bubble, and donate his earnings to black-owned small businesses. Both Jrue and Lauren said they had a heart for those who were “losing money, losing a job, and not able to make money” during the pandemic. </p><p>Knowing his work would benefit people in need helped inform his decision. “Doing that really made me feel like it was worth going to play,” Jrue Holiday decided. “Being able to do this for other people, for people that were less fortunate or in a hard time.” </p><p>The Holiday’s take applications on which businesses to donate to, and they take the time to pore over each application to make sure the business is trying to better themselves and their families and others. </p><p>That’s what Jrue and Lauren are trying to do, at the end of the day. Love and support others in any way that they can, demonstrated by their dedication to giving back. Lauren summed it up by saying that Jrue “was the most selfless human I’ve ever met.”</p><p>Lauren’s assessment was shared by Jrue’s colleagues. At the end of the 2019-20 season, he was the recipient of the Twymann-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award – given to the player who displayed selfless play along with on and off-court leadership.</p><p>But accolades and attention aren’t what they’re after. In fact, unlike most NBA players in the spotlight, Jrue Holiday doesn’t pay much attention to what’s being said about him on social media.</p><p>“Personally, I don’t care,” Jrue said. “I have a circle that I care about their opinion – that’s my family, my close friends.” Lauren agreed with him that they keep their focus not on what others say, but on how they can help them regardless.</p><p>They’re both in a position, Lauren explained, “knowing that we are so blessed that we want to bless others and we want to give back.” What Lauren said next encapsulated their goals in life:</p><p>“Really and truly what matters to us is loving people no matter where they are in life or what they’re going through. If we can be there for them, if we can show up, we think that’s really important.”</p><p>And so Jrue and Lauren Holiday will keep flying under the radar. Jrue will keep staying in front of elite scorers every night – and in the 2020 NBA bubble, wasn’t even getting a penny for it himself. Lauren will keep pushing forward in her post-soccer life of raising her newborn and four-year-old. </p><p>And with faith and family as their top priorities, the Holiday’s will keep on loving the people around them, any way they can. </p><p>That’s something worth bringing attention to.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Exclusive: Jrue Holiday talks joining the Bucks and quarantine life

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Is Jrue Holiday Or Khris Middleton The Bucks Secondary All-Star?

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Though the actual amount to be donated was undisclosed, Holiday’s current contract with the Bucks guarantees the 30-year old at least $25 million this 2020-21 season.</p><blockquote>“I’m blessed. God has blessed me with so much, playing this game of basketball and actually being paid quite handsomely for it,” Holiday told the NBA on TNT crew after the Bucks’ win against the Heat (via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1344117757479010306">NBA on TNT</a>). “The best thing I can do is to give back to my people during this crisis and time of need – to give what I can. I just want to set an example for everybody else, that we are blessed to be here and to be playing and to even have a job. Whatever you can give, for me it was money. I felt like money, especially with our economy and black and brown businesses, that was important to me and my family.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I’m blessed…The best thing that I can do is give back and give back to my people.”<a href="https://twitter.com/Jrue_Holiday11?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@Jrue_Holiday11</a> on donating the remainder of his 2020 salary to Black-owned small businesses and nonprofits. <a href="https://t.co/ICkwKD1zyz" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/ICkwKD1zyz</a></p><p>— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1344117757479010306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 30, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>The Bucks have been one of the more vocal members of the league in terms of the BLM advocacy, and Jrue Holiday is certainly making sure he leads his team on and off the court.</p><p>Regarded as one of the best two-way guards in the league, the former All-Star has also made a name for himself as one of the most well-rounded athletes in the NBA today. Last season, he also snagged the NBA’s Teammate of the Year Award.</p><p>On Monday, Holiday dazzled everyone with his incredible play on the court. He knocked down a game-high six triples and tallied 24 points in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-milwaukee-smashes-nba-record-29-threes-vs-heat/" rel="noopener">Bucks’ historic 144-97 blowout win</a> against the Miami Heat.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks guard Jrue Holiday’s powerful message about donating the rest of his 2020 salary

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Stephen-Curry-breaks-out-vintage-crossover-on-Jrue-Holiday-in-Christmas-Day-matchup.jpg"></figure><h1>VIDEO: Warriors star Stephen Curry breaks out vintage crossover on Jrue Holiday in Christmas Day matchup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-25T14:00:16-08:00">December 25th, 2:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-25T14:00:16-08:00">December 25th, 2:00pm</time><address><a>Aayush Patel</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s Christmas Day for the Golden State Warriors, and Stephen Curry’s <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1342580341815459840">crossover</a> on Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday is a gift that all NBA fans can cherish.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Curry put Jrue in the blender 👀<a href="https://t.co/leyZ9wZ2Wt" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/leyZ9wZ2Wt</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1342580341815459840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 25, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Steph’s handles 🤯</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/warriors?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@warriors</a>)<a href="https://t.co/v0GWEDmiMz" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/v0GWEDmiMz</a></p><p>— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) <a href="https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1342580801247047680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 25, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>–</p><p>Curry’s nonchalant dribble past halfcourt, behind-the-back transitioning into a sweet hesitation move, leading to an inevitable bucket is a sight for sore eyes.</p><p>Playing only five games this past season due to suffering a broken hand, Curry was limited to supporting his teammates and observing from the bench. For a two-time MVP and three-time NBA champion, it must have been a devastating feeling to see a team that was consistently at the top of the Western Conference for so many years to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/will-warriors-star-stephen-curry-ever-win-another-championship/">plummet to the bottom of the conference</a> with a 15-50 record and no invitation to the bubble in Orlando.</p><p>With Klay Thompson out due to suffering another brutal Achilles injury after recovering from an ACL tear that he suffered in Game 6 of the 2018-19 Finals against the Toronto Raptors as well as an unhealthy Draymond Green, the responsibility to carry the team out of its slump has fallen on none other than Stephen Curry.</p><p>Curry, known for his insane ball-handling skills and unlimited range, has the potential to restore hope to the team’s fans all across the world. The behind-the-back and hesi combination may have only led to a bucket, but it is still a promising sign for the team and its fans. The Warriors, already 0-1 on the season, and en route to losing to the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas Day, maybe giving fans flashbacks of last year. However, with Curry on the floor, at least fans can be assured that the Warriors will not go down without a fight.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

VIDEO: Warriors star Stephen Curry breaks out vintage crossover on Jrue Holiday in Christmas Day matchup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Bucks-news-Jrue-Holiday-to-give-remainder-of-2020-salary-to-black-owned-business-nonprofits-Thumbnail.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>Bucks guard Jrue Holiday pledges remainder of 2020 salary to black-owned businesses, nonprofits</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-19T22:32:10-08:00">December 19th, 10:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-19T22:32:10-08:00">December 19th, 10:32pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>New Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday continues to dish out assists on and off the court.</p><p>On Saturday, Holiday announced on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CI_yX8ur9Z5/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> and he and his wife, Lauren Holiday, are giving the remainder of their 2020 salary to “small black owned businesses, nonprofits and initiatives. The Bucks guard noted the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the heightened racial injustices as main problems that have left a lot of people searching for answers and solutions amid the trying times.</p><p>For their part, the couple reached the conclusion that assisting black-owned businesses and non-profits are where they could make a “lasting impact.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"><p> </p><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p> </p><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CI_yX8ur9Z5/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Jrue Holiday (@jrue_holiday11)</a></p></div></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It is unknown how much the couple will be donating. However, it is worth noting that Jrue Holiday made $26 million with the New Orleans Pelicans during the 2019-20 campaign. He is set to earn $25 million with the Bucks in 2020-21, plus a number of incentives.</p><p>There have also been rumors going around that the Bucks are going to offer the 30-year-old combo guard the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-rumors-jrue-holiday-to-get-max-extension-offer-after-giannis-antetokoumpo-got-his/" rel="noopener noreferrer">max extension</a> soon after taking care of Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><p>To recall, Holiday and his wife also made the same announcement last July as they launch their Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Justice Impact Fund. According to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-jrue-holiday-donating-remainder-2019-20-salary-create-social-justice-fund/" rel="noopener noreferrer">reports of the initiative</a> at the time, the couple’s pledge could reach up to $5.3 million.</p><blockquote>“Honestly when it came down to it, it was me and my wife talking about what we could do to kind of further this movement and progression and being able to help out our community and just being able to help,” Holiday told <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29468125/jrue-lauren-holiday-using-pelicans-guard-game-checks-launch-social-justice-fund" rel="noopener noreferrer">ESPN</a>.“We were just kind of sitting in the house, in the bed, thinking about it, and my wife said, ‘I think you should do this and you should do the rest of your salary.’ That’s a great idea. Because we want to make an impact. God has blessed us with so much. We know a couple of things that are important are time and money, and right now, we have both. To be able to give away our money to help further this movement and Black-owned businesses that have taken a hit in COVID-19, to us, it felt like the perfect time and opportunity.”</blockquote><p>The Bucks have been one of the most active teams in voicing their thoughts and taking action about the social injustices in the US and around the world. Holiday, for his part, is making sure that the action continues as the nation navigates through the pandemic and the societal issues that envelope it.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bucks guard Jrue Holiday pledges remainder of 2020 salary to black-owned businesses, nonprofits

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Today, I have pledged the remainder of my 2020 NBA salary as a progressive step toward combating systemic racism as well as social and economic inequality that continues to prevent Black communities from upward mobility. 

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