News of Nick Nurse being fired dropped just hours before Raptors president Masai Ujiri was scheduled to meet the media for his end-of-season address and more than a week after the team lost all hopes of a post-season appearance.
Nurse is largely credited with leading the Raptors to the 2019 NBA title, the very first year he had been promoted into the head coaching chair after being an assistant to Dwane Casey for five years.