Shedding bubble wrap is a process, Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse has discovered. You try to unpack everything that transpired, and efficiently dispose of what you no longer need, but similar to when you receive a package in the mail and all those little Styrofoam peanuts disperse, some time later a couple of those little buggers emerge from under the couch, and you must purge the irritation that lingers at the mere sight of them.
This is the charge of the reigning NBA Coach of the Year, and soon-to-be ex-reigning NBA champion. The Raptors have held a vice grip on the Larry O'Brien trophy longer than any other team in history -- 483 days and counting -- because of an unprecedented pandemic that threw the traditional schedule into chaos.