The Toronto Raptors have fired head coach Nick Nurse, Sportsnet’s Michael Grange confirmed on Friday.
During his media conference on Friday discussing the firing, Raptors vice-chairman and president Masai Ujiri repeatedly mentioned changing the culture of the team was at the heart of the decision.
The Raptors finished a disappointing ninth in the East at 41-41 this year and lost their first play-in game against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.Â
Nurse’s name was linked to the Houston Rockets’ job in a couple of published reports last month with former Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka being rumored as a Raptors possibility. Then, he expanded on his future before a game in Philadelphia, saying he’d evaluate his future with the club after the season.
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When pressed for more thoughts the next game, Nurse, who had one year left on his contract with the Raptors, refused to go further, saying he was concentrating on the current situation.
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