New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday has played his last game of the season. As confirmed in a press release, the Pelicans stated the timetable for Holiday’s injury is six weeks, in which time the twelfth place Pelicans, long considered out of playoff contention, will have entered the offseason.
Jrue Holiday Medical Update:
Holiday underwent successful surgery this morning to repair a core muscle injury.
Dr. William Meyers performed the surgery in Philadelphia.
Holiday’s expected timetable for return to basketball activities is approximately six weeks#Pelicans pic.twitter.com/g7QjNiwpqj
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 26, 2019
Jrue Holiday was in the form of his career this season, averaging career-high totals in scoring with 21.2 points per game, and rebounding with 5.0 boards per contest, one of the bright spots in an otherwise bleak Pelicans season. New Orleans has a less than awe-inspiring record of 31-44 this season, and any success the team has attained has been largely overshadowed by the trade speculation regarding star big man Anthony Davis.
Despite his season being cut short, Jrue Holiday’s average of 7.7 assists per game is enough to activate an incentive bonus in his contract.
Despite missing the remainder of the season after surgery to repair a core muscle injury, Jrue Holiday will meet the bonus criteria for assists per game. After missing the bonus in 2017-18, Holiday will earn $255K for averaging at least 7.3 assists and… https://t.co/U7tRwUpzzF
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) March 26, 2019
