What If…? Jrue Holiday and His Brothers Challenged Team Jalen to a 3-on-3 Game
It was a nice practice until egos flared and a challenge was issued.
Picture this: Jalen Rose and Jaylen Brown were working on some moves at shootaround one afternoon.
And in the middle of Brown’s lesson, his teammate, Jrue Holiday, came over to talk to them.
They talked about Rose’s time with the Fab 5, in the NBA and his post-NBA life.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, the two started talking smack to each other, arguing about their respective colleges and how one was better than the other.
Brown just stood there hooting and hollering his ass off the entire conversation.
Triggered by Brown’s loud mocking laugh, Holiday issued a challenge to Rose:
“I bet you me and my brothers, Team Holiday as I like to call us, can beat a team of Jalens of your choosing in a 3-on-3 game.”
“You mean I can select whichever NBA player named Jalen I want for my team?” Rose replied.
“Yeah. You can pick whichever 3 Jalens you want. And to make it interesting, I’ll put 5 grand on the game.”
“Bet. If my team wins, which they will, I want you to donate the money to my school,” Rose said.
”Deal. We’ll play next week,” Holiday said, as he walked back to the other end of the court to continue his practice.
“So, can I be on your team?” Brown asked Rose.
“100 percent,” Rose replied.
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