The Toronto Raptors have let go of head coach Nick Nurse, the team announced on Friday.
“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. As we reflect on Nick’s many successes, we thank him and his family, and wish them the best in future,” Raptors president Masai Ujiri said in statement.
Nurse, 55, took on the role ahead of the 2018-19 season, guiding the Raptors to their first-ever NBA Championship in only his first season as head coach.