“It’s 650,000 to a million expats living in Canada,” Nurse said. “I think like with anything, [voting abroad] is probably a really old initiative that’s hard to get the message out, and we’re hoping to help, we’re hoping to help raise awareness.” Nurse has a series of public service announcements planned, including some with Raptors players. They’ll guide voters on how to … [Read more...] about
Nick Nurse wants to make sure Americans living outside the U.S. vote in November’s presidential election. NBA players have been insistent that the fight for racial equality and social justice be a central theme of the league’s July 30 restart in Florida, and the league’s coaches have been a big part of the discussions. … [Read more...] about
I’ll mention one other guy since I’ve heard his name connected to the Knicks: Fred Van Vleet. He would likely be a decent value. I have him projected at a $20.7 million valuation next season, and the Knicks would be buying his age 26 through 29 seasons on a four-year deal — presumably his prime years. The Knicks should walk away if the annual price gets too high, but at … [Read more...] about
Tim Bontemps: Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he’s happy to get teams like the Lakers and Bucks again during the seeding games in order to get another look at both teams. Said overall he’s happy with the schedule Toronto has in Orlando. … [Read more...] about
Josh Lewenberg: Nurse says the first week in Florida has gone by quickly for the coaches. They’re trying to mix in some days off and as many fun activities as they can, given the circumstances, to keep things fresh (ping pong, they had a distanced team bbq the other day). … [Read more...] about
Josh Lewenberg: Nurse on last few months: “Man, it’s been heavy. That’s all I can say… When the pandemic hit the first thing I thought was let’s step back here for a bit, let’s let the guys process what happened. So, that was heavy. Then the racial injustice stuff was twice as heavy.” … [Read more...] about
Josh Lewenberg: Nick Nurse: “We were playing really well this season… We were rolling and we weren’t healthy. So I think everybody is anxious to see us healthy and hopefully we can stay healthy and see what our ceiling is… I think there’s another level this group can go.” … [Read more...] about
Players will be permitted to replace their names on jerseys with statements on social justice when the NBA is scheduled to restart late next month after being shelved for four months due to COVID-19. “I think it’s cool,” VanVleet said on a conference call Monday. “The only way [the NBA restart] is being consumed is on TV… people will always look back on these games and the … [Read more...] about
“It sucks. It sucks, man. It’s terrible timing,” VanVleet said. “But that’s been 2020 for us. We all know the right thing to do is to not play, to take a stand. Morally, yes, that makes sense. But life goes on. We’re all young, Black guys. None of us want to give any money back. I don’t think that we should. I think that money can be used in a number of different ways.” … [Read more...] about