New Orleans Pelicans starting point guard Jrue Holiday plans to end his leave of absence next week and rejoin the team prepared to play immediately, two people familiar with the situation said Friday. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because there has been no official announcement about Holiday's planned return, which was first reported by Yahoo. The Pelicans announced this past summer that Holiday would take indefinite leave because his wife, Lauren, was pregnant and in need of brain surgery on a benign tumor. More...