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Report: Nick Nurse nearing deal to coach Canadian Men’s National Basketball Team

Still basking in the glow of leading the Toronto Raptors to their first-ever NBA Finals appearance, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse might be adding another entry to his resume: Team Canada head coach.

As TSN Insider Peter Yannopoulos first reported on Sunday morning, Nurse is set to become the head coach for Canadian Men’s National Team for this summer’s 2019 FIBA World Cup:

The news keeps getting better for basketball in our country. Sources confirm to me that Nick Nurse will become the next head coach for Team this summer at the world championships in China.