LOS ANGELES – Aaron Holiday was the fourth of four.
The footsteps were large and visible, all over the driveway in Chatsworth, where the hoop was.
Jrue played at UCLA and is now with the New Orleans Pelicans. Justin went to Washington and plays for the New York Knicks.
Lauren played basketball at UCLA until head injuries forced retirement.
Shawn and Toya, the dad and mom, both played basketball and taught it, but they also knew when it belonged in the closet, and when the books needed to come out of the backpack.
“I always knew how important school was,” Holiday said at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday.