The hero's welcome for Nick Nurse is set, and it's well within driving distance of central Iowa if you're so inclined to congratulate a newly crowned NBA champion coach.
The Carroll native, former Northern Iowa basketball player and current Toronto Raptors leader will be celebrated at a June 30 event at the Wild Rose Casino and Resort in Jefferson, about 1¼ hours from the Des Moines metro and a half-hour from the 51-year-old's stomping grounds.
The event, called “Nick Nurse’s Journey from Carroll to Toronto,” will be at the Greene Room at the casino. According to a report from the Carroll Daily Times Herald, doors will open at 5 p.