The Toronto Raptors have fired head coach Nick Nurse, the team announced on Friday.
Nurse joined the Raptors organization in 2013 as an assistant coach before being named the ninth head coach in team history in June 2018.
He guided the Raptors to their first NBA title the following year. Toronto defeated the Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks before topping the Golden State Warriors in the final.
“The decision to make a change like this is never arrived at easily or taken lightly, especially when it comes to a person who has been an integral part of this franchise’s most historic accomplishments, and who has been a steady leader through some of our team’s most challenging times,” Raptors president Masai Ujiri said at his year-end news conference.
Ujiri also discussed the team’s disappointing season, his objectives as he begins the search for a new head coach, and his vision for restoring the winning culture of the Toronto Raptors.
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3 Comments
Good night, Nurse. Ujiri is next.
Good players don't want to play in Canada. It's over.
You can tell Masai likes Nurse. He took no pleasure in letting him go. But it felt like it was time for Nurse to move on. Good luck. Good man.