Despite a disappointing showing in the lead-up to the 2020 (but 2021) Olympics in Tokyo, Team Canada announced on Monday that Raptors head coach Nick Nurse will continue on as the leader of the roster from the bench. The announcement has Nurse locked in for the next quadrennial, which means he’ll be the men’s national team for the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup and the next Olympics, hosted by Paris in 2024.
Here it is from the man himself:
“We’re watching games on TV… the same theme kept coming up.