Nick Nurse is a few dollars poorer today. The Toronto Raptors head coach was fined $50,000 by the NBA for directing profanity at officials following Friday night’s loss to the Utah Jazz.
Looks like Nurse made sure to get his money’s worth, too: Apparently he also tossed his facemask towards the stands.
Nick Nurse has been fined $50,000 for throwing his mask behind the scorer's table and directing profanity at refs on Friday.
— Blake Murphy (@BlakeMurphyODC) March 21, 2021
Here’s the full release from the NBA:
Throwing a face mask toward the stands and directing inappropriate language toward a referee has earned Toronto’s Nick Nurse a $50,000 fine: pic.