Lauren Holiday faces brain tumor with her husband's help

Former U.S. soccer star Lauren Holiday has been diagnosed with a brain tumor while pregnant with her first child.

Now her husband, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, is taking indefinite leave from the NBA club to care for his wife, the Pelicans said on Sunday.

'We are all praying for a healthy delivery of their first child and a successful surgery for Lauren,' Pelicans general manager Dell Demps said in a prepared statement provided by the club.