The Toronto Raptors Are OVER, Coach Nurse Is FIRED!

Nick Nurse, who coached Raptors to 2019 NBA title, fired by Toronto

Nick Nurse, who coached Raptors to 2019 NBA title, fired by Toronto
Nurse fired after going 227-163 in five seasons as head coach
Sacking ends Nurse’s 10 years with Raptors (five as assistant)
Associated Press
Fri 21 Apr 2023 17.14 BST
Nick Nurse was fired Friday as coach of the Toronto Raptors, four years after he led the franchise to its first and only NBA championship.

Nurse went 227-163 in his five seasons with the Raptors, with his .582 winning percentage ranking as the best of any coach in franchise history.

The last three seasons have not gone as the team planned. The Raptors missed the playoffs in 2021, a year where they were forced to call Tampa, Florida, home because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenge of getting teams in and out of Canada for games. They lost in the first round in 2022, and lost an elimination game at home in the play-in tournament this season.

“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.