“I’m a Fat Boy”: Days After Overshadowing James Harden, Jrue Holiday’s Hilarious Secret Revealed By Jayson Tatum

The Boston Celtics are one of the teams that reaped benefits out of the long-standing Damian Lillard trade. Former Milwaukee Bucks star Jrue Holiday unfortunately lost his place alongside his superstar teammate but joined one of the strongest duos of NBA, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Having played a preseason game together, the new trio seemed to be in great rapport. Recently, Tatum and Brown revealed an unknown fact about Holiday in a hilarious interview.  

Holiday’s inclusion in the Celtics’ roster at the end of the offseason has increased their odds at championship further. Moreover, some fans believe that the former Bucks star has filled the void left behind by Marcus Smart. On the other hand, he also overshadowed James Harden, who is currently in the middle of a trade fiasco. Let’s find out what JT has in the stores for us, along with the story of the Bucks star rising up in ranks against Beard.  

After overshadowing James Harden, Holiday gets his secret revealed

Ahead of the 2023-24 season, the league turned out to be all smiles for the players, except for James Harden. After he publicly announced his request for trade in June, the superstar is yet to find a team. Meanwhile, Jrue Holiday received an upgrade after joining hands with Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

A recent hilarious interview of Brown and JT revealed the budding camaraderie between the trio. The interviewer asked the duo to reveal something about Holiday, which they learned about him recently. While both stars scratched their head to find an answer and after long pause, Tatum gave out a hilarious response. He said, “He eats a lot,“ and Brown immediately said, “He just made that up,” with a laugh.

However, Tatum went further to prove his point. He added that Jrue ate his postgame dinner the other day, and said, “One thing you’re gonna learn about me. He said, ‘I’m a fat boy’.” Eventually Brown had to agree to it.

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Now that we learned about Holiday’s secret, let find out how he overshadowed Harden.

How’s James Harden valued in the league?

Well, to answer that question, a recent trade rumor could come in handy. Following the Damian Lillard trade, many roped in to trade Holiday from the Blazers, including the Los Angeles Clippers.

At the same time, James Harden also expressed his wish to join the LA team since he publicly hinted at his trade request.

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However, on the Clippers front office, the officials were more interested in roping in Holiday than Harden, in terms of the trade amount and willingness to trade other players, reported Adrian Wojnarowski.