There are things in life that are simply much bigger, and much more important, than a game. That’s a lesson the New Orleans Pelicans have seen reinforced first-hand this offseason.
On Memorial Day weekend, guard/forward Bryce Dejean-Jones died under tragic circumstances, shot and killed when he inadvertently tried to enter the wrong Dallas apartment, thinking that it was his girlfriend’s. The Pelicans recently learned that Lauren (Cheney) Holiday – wife of point guard Jrue Holiday – has a brain tumor that must be removed by doctors, but only after the former USA women’s soccer standout gives birth to the couple’s first child.