Jrue Holiday (©John Fisher/Getty Images)
Jrue Holiday (©John Fisher/Getty Images)

Epic Jrue: Milwaukee guard earns KSh 35,3 million for playing eight seconds

Reading Time: 2min | Mon. 11.04.22. | 12:04

Yes, you read it accurately. He needed less than ten seconds to trigger the lucrative bonus

Teach us, master!

That's all we can say after hearing the news of American basketball star Jrue Holiday, who earned as much as KSh 35,3 million for playing eight (8) seconds on Sunday night.

Milwaukee Bucks guard needed so little time on the court to trigger a bonus he was promised at the start of the current NBA season.

With the NBA's regular-season concluding on Sunday, the Milwaukee Bucks rested their starters against the Cleveland Cavaliers - all except for Holiday, who remained conspicuously in the starting lineup alongside a group of players who most certainly won't be seeing significant playing time in the postseason.

Cavaliers guard Darius Garland secured the tip, and Holiday immediately fouled him at half court. Holiday then exited the game in favour of Lindell Wigginton and didn't return.

Per Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press, Holiday's eight-second appearance in Sunday's game triggered a KSh 35,3 million bonus in his contract for playing in 67 games this season. Sunday was his 67th game.

The Bucks' head coach Mike Budenholzer was clearly aware of the money at stake. So he made sure his star got his payout while minimizing his risk of injury. It all added up to a relatively small token of goodwill from the Bucks to help keep one of their key players happy.

What a payday that was for young Jrue.

NBA PLAYOFFS

Wednesday

02.00: (1.30) Brooklyn (15.0) Cleveland (4.00)

04.30: (1.75) Minnesota (12.5) La Clipers (2.30)

02.00: (1.60) Atlanta (13.0) Charlotte (2.60)

04.30: (1.50) New Orleans (13.0) San Antonio (2.95)


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