{"id":22380,"date":"2025-01-01T13:34:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T13:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=22380"},"modified":"2025-01-01T13:34:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T13:34:59","slug":"breaking-news-celtics-jrue-holiday-was-caught-completely-off-guard-on-camera-when-asked-about-getting-hands-on-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=22380","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Celtics\u2019 Jrue Holiday Was Caught Completely Off-Guard On Camera When Asked About \u201cGetting Hands On Balls\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jrue-Holiday--1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jrue-Holiday--150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jrue-Holiday--595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jrue-Holiday--768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jrue-Holiday--1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jrue-Holiday--1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Jrue-Holiday-.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"VIDEO: Celtics' Jrue Holiday Was Caught Completely Off-Guard On Camera When Asked About &quot;Getting Hands On Balls&quot;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption><em>Jrue Holiday (Image Credit: X\/@CelticsCLNS)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After clinching their historic 18th championship last season, the Boston Celtics are determined to repeat their success with back-to-back titles this year. The team remains focused on their championship aspirations. The Celtics currently sit in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 25-4 record.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key contributors to this effort is Jrue Holiday, who has embraced the team\u2019s defensive goals. During a recent media session, Holiday was asked about head coach Joe Mazzulla\u2019s comments on making the defense more active, particularly in forcing turnovers and getting deflections.<\/p>\n<p>Holiday\u2019s initial reaction to the question drew attention as he playfully widened his eyes in surprise. However, later, his response showed his enthusiasm for the challenge.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI think it\u2019s just about being active and using your instincts<\/em>. <em>And that\u2019s something that I always feel like I like to do. Think the game, especially in the defensive end<\/em>. <em>And be able to get deflections, start the break, and things like that. It\u2019s definitely fun for me being more active<\/em>,\u201d Holiday said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reporter: &quot;Coach Mazzulla says he wants this defense to be a little more active&#8230; Getting your hands on balls&#8230;&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Jrue Holiday: \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CelticsCLNS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CelticsCLNS<\/a>)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ro2HoaxWXV\">pic.twitter.com\/ro2HoaxWXV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/1874236361731149879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I think probably by the seven-minute mark in the first quarter I was gassed and my lungs were going crazy. It\u2019s fun to be able to scramble and run around and be as active as possible<\/em>,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<section data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\"><\/section>\n<h2 id=\"h-derrick-white-praises-jrue-holiday-s-return-after-celtics-commanding-win\">Derrick White Praises Jrue Holiday\u2019s Return After Celtics\u2019 Commanding Win<\/h2>\n<p>Jrue Holiday made his return to the court against the Toronto Raptors after missing time due to a right shoulder impingement. During the post-game press conference, Holiday\u2019s teammate Derrick White expressed his excitement about having the star guard back in action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Yeah, he\u2019s a hell of a player, and I told him that before the game that I was excited for him to be back<\/em>,\u201d White said.<\/p>\n<p>Holiday\u2019s presence was immediately felt as the Boston Celtics secured a 125-71 victory. Despite injury concerns, he played 25 minutes in the game and scored 14 points, had one rebound, and made four assists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jrue Holiday&#8217;s initial reaction to a question from a reporter drew attention as he playfully widened his eyes in surprise on live TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS: Celtics\u2019 Jrue Holiday Was Caught Completely Off-Guard On Camera When Asked About \u201cGetting Hands On Balls\u201d - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=22380\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING NEWS: Celtics\u2019 Jrue Holiday Was Caught Completely Off-Guard On Camera When Asked About \u201cGetting Hands On Balls\u201d - 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