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The Toronto Raptors have fired head coach Nick Nurse, per Shams Charania. In 2020, Nurse signed a four-year deal that would have kept him in Toronto through the 2023-24 season. In a team statement, president Masai Ujiri thanked him for being “an integral part of this franchise’s most historic accomplishments” and that “a decision to make a […]
Ahead of their season opener, the Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse hosted an evening of music at History in Toronto to help raise funding for The Nick Nurse Foundation Music Labs, a program aiming to help bring access to music to underfunded schools and communities. Along with a red carpet and cocktails came three […]
The Toronto Raptors are staying ahead of the game at their OVO Athletic Centre with a new high-tech analytics board to help players with data and stats in real time. The board is massive. It takes up the entire wall at their practice facility at nearly 37 metres long. The screen is also the first of its kind across […]
When Nick Nurse isn’t coaching the Raptors, it’s safe to say you can probably find him engaging in one of his musical pursuits. From raising money for charity during his foundation’s “An Evening of Music” event or rocking out with the Arkells, Nurse knows how to stay busy even when he’s off the basketball court. Now […]
Is there anything Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse can’t do? Between willing his team to back-to-back victories against some of the hottest teams in the Eastern Conference over the last few days, Nurse quietly made a cameo in CBC period drama Murdoch Mysteries on Monday night. Currently in its 15th season, the show featured Nurse playing a locker room attendant. He gave coaching tips to […]
“What’s rare about Scottie Barnes is his IQ for the game, his length, his enthusiasm for the game. All of that stuff shines bright when you watch him play,” Durant said. “You can tell that he just wants to be there for his teammates and make winning basketball plays. I think a lot of young […]
The Toronto Raptors returned to face the Detroit Pistons Wednesday night looking a bit like Steven Seagal in Hard to Kill—outgunned and undermanned—thanks to positive COVID-19 results and ongoing contact tracing within the organization. The team was down to a skeleton roster, with starters Fred VanVleet, Pascal Siakam, and OG Anunoby all ruled out in accordance with the league’s health and […]
Nick Nurse is not your typical head coach. Ahead of our chat earlier this week, he put an entire Toronto Raptors leadership meeting—which sounds very, very important—on hold in order to call me and ask if it’s alright if he’s literally two minutes late for our interview. (“Can I apologize real quick and can I ask you for just a couple more […]
The Indiana Pacers have hired former Toronto Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as their head coach, the team announced on Tuesday. Bjorkgren spent the last two seasons under Raptors coach Nick Nurse, helping Toronto win its first NBA title in 2018-19. Given that the team followed that up with the league’s second-best regular-season record—resulting in Nurse […]
Becoming an NBA champion is a remarkable achievement. Since the league merged with the ABA in 1976, there have been a grand total of 15 different franchises that have claimed the coveted Larry O’Brien trophy. Forever is inescapable, and the Toronto Raptors earned a place in history that no one can ever take away. Ask […]
