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Holiday brothers' journey takes them from their Chatsworth driveway to NBA courts

Jrue Holiday, the New Orleans Pelicans guard, is one of the best two-way players in the NBA, the type who can take someone out of the game defensively just as easily as he can take over a game offensively.

But on this night in early February, a rookie guard for Indiana is showing no signs of caring.

When he sees Holiday, long arms and quick feet standing in front of him, if anything, he gets energized. You can almost see his engine rev. More than anything, the rookie wants to score.

See, the back of his jersey says

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