The Toronto Raptors have fired their hero head coach Nick Nurse just days after their 2022/23 NBA season ended with a playoff defeat to the Chicago Bulls.
Rumours surrounding Nurse's uncertain future with the Raptors have grown in recent weeks, and according to ESPN the 55-year-old's time with the franchise has finally come to an abrupt end. Nurse began his coaching career with the Raptors back in 2013 when he was brought in as an assistant.
Five years later, he was then promoted to lead the Raptors has head coach in 2018, where he went on to make history with instant success.