Celtics fans will love these Jrue holiday highlights from USA Basketball – NBC Sports Boston

July 8, 2024

Jrue Holiday won the 2024 NBA Finals with the Boston Celtics just a few weeks ago, but the veteran guard is already back on the court helping Team USA prepare for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris later this month.

Holiday was one of 12 players selected to the star-studded U.S. men’s basketball team’s Olympic roster, which also includes Celtics teammate Jayson Tatum.

Team USA has been training in Las Vegas over the past few days before participating in some pre-Olympic test matches over the next few weeks.

The holidays are already leaving a strong impression on the red-white-blues.

USA Basketball posted this video on Saturday of Holiday getting past Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards before scoring at the basket against Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid:

“It’s nice to be back. It hasn’t been that long for me,” Holiday said after Day 1 with the Olympic team. “It felt good to come out here and go through some drills and plays and play with some of the best players in the world. It was a good day.”

Holiday also had this steal in one of the practice games between the Olympic team and the Select Team on Sunday:

Holiday is making his second appearance on the U.S. Olympic team. He was also part of the 2020 Olympic team that won the gold medal in Tokyo in 2021.

If the US national team wins gold in Paris, Holiday will own two more gold medals in addition to his two NBA championship rings (one with Milwaukee and one with Boston).