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• Other pieces ‘scattered' for Sixers team dealing with injury woes beyond Embiid

“The other pieces have been scattered so much,” Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said Friday, reflecting on the team's injury woes....2025
• Sixers Don't Believe Joel Embiid Has Long-Term Foot Issue

The Philadelphia 76ers hope to have Joel Embiid back in the lineup soon. Sixers coach Nick Nurse said Embiid's sprained left foot isn't considered a long-term issue. The All-Star center could return as soon as Sunday. Embiid has missed 23 of Philadelphia's first 36 games. He's dealt with knee soreness, a sinus fracture, a three-game suspension and now the sprained foot. The 76ers are 7-6 in the 13...2025
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• Sixers Struggling To Find Momentum As Joel Embiid’s Injury Woes Continue

Joel Embiid’s sprained left foot has kept him out for a third consecutive game, with Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse suggesting that the issue isn’t a long-term concern. Nurse hinted that the MVP candidate could return to action as soon as Sunday, according to Dan Gelston of The Associated Press. However, this latest setback […] The post Sixers Struggling To Find Momentum As Joel Em...2025
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• Eastern Notes: Embiid, Butler, LaVine, Valanciunas
Sixers center Joel Embiid missed a third consecutive game on Friday due to a sprained left foot, but head coach Nick Nurse said the team doesn’t believe the issue will be a long-term concern, suggesting the big man could be back in action as early as Sunday, per Dan Gelston of The Associated Press. Still, […]...2025
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• 1 trade for all 30 NBA teams to fix the whole league for Christmas

Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Are all these trades legal under the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement? Yes. Will every team involved hate them? Quite possibly. The holiday season is about rebirth and renewal. It’s a moment of reflection, when we are all afforded a chance to improve ourselves in the new year. Many people vow to go to the gym more, to quit smoking, to b...2024
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• 76ers' Joel Embiid drops 34 points in return win vs. Hornets after missing one game with sinus fracture

'He looked pretty good,' coach Nick Nurse said about Embiid, who will sit out Saturday's game at the first-place Cavaliers...2024
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• Other pieces ‘scattered' for Sixers team dealing with injury woes beyond Embiid
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• Sixers Don't Believe Joel Embiid Has Long-Term Foot Issue
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• 76ers' Joel Embiid drops 34 points in return win vs. Hornets after missing one game with sinus fracture
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• Sixers’ Joel Embiid To Return Sunday
2023 MVP Joel Embiid will return to Philadelphia’s starting lineup on Sunday afternoon vs. Chicago, the Sixers announced (via Twitter). Embiid, who has missed the past seven games, was questionable heading into Sunday’s contest due to left knee injury management. Prior to the game, head coach Nick Nurse said the star center would be on […]...2024
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• Tyler Marsh might just be the perfect coach for Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Marsh, most recently a Las Vegas Aces assistant, is well-respected for his strength and experience in player development. Tyler Marsh took a long road to get here — but he’s finally a head coach, having been named the new coach of the Chicago Sky last week. Marsh, a former Las Vegas Aces assistant, will look to elevate a young, promising Sky core headlin...2024
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• Joel Embiid Has Completed Multiple 5-On-5 Scrimmages During Ramp-Up Process
Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid is completing the ramp-up phase of his return-to-play process. Embiid has reportedly completed multiple 5-on-5 scrimmages with the Sixers in recent days. Embiid is expected to get periodic time off throughout the season. Philadelphia will also do regular checkups on the former MVP's knee throughout the season. The 76ers goal is to have Embiid healthy for the start of...2024
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• Sixers Not Considering Shutting Down Joel Embiid
Joel Embiid briefly left the Philadelphia 76ers Game 1 loss to the New York Knicks before halftime with another left knee injury scare. Embiid landed awkwardly after a dunk and fell to the ground, while grabbing at his left knee. He eventually limped off to the locker room. Embiid returned to play in the second half. He didn't have any more major issues with the knee, but the moments where Embiid ...2024
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• NBA play-in teams’ chances of going on a Mickey Mouse run to the NBA Finals, ranked

D.A. Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images There is a ton of star power in the NBA Play-In Tournament this season, but are any of these teams actually capable of a meaningful run in the NBA playoffs? The 2022-23 Miami Heat were not supposed to go to the NBA Finals. They were minutes from not even going to the playoffs; after losing their first play-in game to the Atlan...2024
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• Joel Embiid injury update: Nick Nurse says 76ers star will 'work out' with team on upcoming road trip

Embiid was on the court at practice on Thursday...2024
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"Sixers center Joel Embiid missed a third consecutive game on Friday due to a sprained left foot, but head coach Nick Nurse said the team doesn’t believe the issue will be a long-term concern, suggesting the big man could be back in action as early as Sunday, per Dan Gelston of The Associated Press."

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"A chaotic end to Wednesday night's game saw the Clippers celebrating a needed win and Philadelphia's Nick Nurse and Kelly Oubre Jr."

2023
"Nick Nurse agrees to become 76ers' new head coach, per report"

2022
"According to […] The post Lakers looking to steal Nick Nurse from Raptors appeared first on ClutchPoints."

2021
"The Toronto Raptors meanwhile will be looking to add some pieces, but they could also part ways with a key player in Pascal Siakam, who butted heads with Nick Nurse last season."

2020
"It also states that coach Nick Nurse did not break any rules on Jayson Tatum's fourth-quarter turnover"

2019
"Coach Nick Nurse told Powell “‘your role is an off the bench guy for this team, so let’s go kick some butt in this role and start getting used to it."

2018
"When Chris Mannix of Yahoo Sports polled executives around the NBA recently on rising head coach candidates, Raptors assistant Nick Nurse and Raptors 905 head coach Jerry Stackhouse were among the top names on the list."

2015
"“I used to guard him, messing around in practice when I was working him out, and I could never not foul him,” Toronto Raptors assistant coach Nick Nurse told Bleacher Report."

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• Meet the 6 coaches who will coach Unrivaled teams this winter

Photo by Jim Poorten/NBAE via Getty Images Teresa Weatherspoon, Phil Handy, and Adam Harrington headline the list of coaches that will lead Unrivaled basketball clubs in Miami. Unrivaled, a new 3-on-3 professional women’s basketball league tipping off in January, has announced the six head coaches that will lead clubs this winter. The league, made up of 36 WNBA players, will include six u...2024
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• Tyler Marsh might just be the perfect coach for Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky
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• Kyle Lowry Will Join Sixers After Buyout From Hornets

Kyle Lowry has reached a buyout agreement with the Charlotte Hornets. He's now set to join his hometown team, the Philadelphia 76ers, after he clears waivers. Lowry was traded to the Hornets from the Miami Heat ahead of the trade deadline. The veteran point guard and Charlotte agreed he wouldn't report to the team. When the Hornets couldn't re-trade Lowry, they worked a buyout agreement. Lowry has...2024
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• The 76ers wouldn’t let James Harden onto the team plane before Bucks game

Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images James Harden was turned away from the Sixers’ team plane for the season opener. James Harden wanted to be with the Philadelphia 76ers for the team’s season-opener on the road against the Milwaukee Bucks. Harden, who had been away from the team for 10 days in what the organization is calling an excused absence, made a surprise appearance at...2023
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• Daily Dime: The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic have silenced their doubters forever
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Michael Malone and the rest of the Nuggets have made sure no one can ever question their championship credentials again. Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared on Marc Stein’s Substack and is syndicated with permission by SB Nation. To subscribe to Marc’s Substack, sign up here: 1. No doubting Denver anymore There ...2023
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• Inside Monty Williams’ historically big coaching deal with the Pistons
Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Monty Williams immediately becomes one of the highest-paid coaches in American sports on his new deal with the Pistons. The Detroit Pistons made Monty Williams an offer he couldn’t refuse. The 51-year-old has agreed to a massive deal to become the new head coach of the Pistons on reportedly the biggest coaching contract in NBA history. Detroit...2023
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• Victor Wembanyama NBA Draft lottery destinations, ranked by how fun they would be
Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images What’s the best landing spot for Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Draft lottery? Let’s rank all 14 teams. At minimum, Victor Wembanyama is the best prospect to enter the NBA Draft since LeBron James in 2003. In reality, there’s the case to be made that Wembanyama is the greatest prospect in the history of the sport: no one has ever been this tall (repo...2023
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• Why the Phoenix Suns’ quest for an instant NBA championship feels hollow
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images The Suns are speedrunning an NBA title chase. Will it work? Traditionally, for an NBA team to become beloved and fun, a certain gestation period is necessary. There is an era of trial and error, a sequence of peaks and valleys that we may call “bonding” or “building chemistry,” which endear them to both us as fans, and each other as teammates. Frust...2023
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• Lakers coaching search: Raptors' Nick Nurse among top targets to replace Frank Vogel as head coach, per report
Nurse has two years remaining on his current contract with Toronto...2022
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• 76ers' Joel Embiid drops 34 points in return win vs. Hornets after missing one game with sinus fracture
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• Sixers Plan To File Grievance With NBA Over Officiating In First Two Games At Knicks

The Philadelphia 76ers plan to file a grievance with the NBA over the officiating across the first two games of their first round series against the New York Knicks, according to ESPN's Tim Bontemps. The Sixers trail New York 0-2 after the first two games. New York was trailing Philadelphia by five points with less than 30 seconds remaining in the game when Jalen Brunson bounced in a three-pointer...2024
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• The ending of Knicks-Sixers proved Philly might have the worst rim bounce luck in NBA history

Image via TNT Knicks vs. Sixers Game 2 gave us one of the craziest playoff finishes in recent memory, from bodies hitting the floor to what we may have to call “The Brunson Bounce.” With less than a minute left in regulation on Monday night, the Philadelphia 76ers had just come off of a 14-6 run to take a 101-96 lead over the Knicks, and appeared set to escape from New York with an upset v...2024
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• Sixers’ Nick Nurse, Kelly Oubre Fined $50K Apiece
The NBA has fined Sixers head coach Nick Nurse and forward Kelly Oubre $50K each, the league announced today in a press release (Twitter link). According to the NBA’s statement, Nurse was fined for “aggressively pursuing and verbally abusing” game officials, while Oubre got his fine as a result of “verbally abusing and directing an […]...2024
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• 76ers HC Nick Nurse provides encouraging Joel Embiid update

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid looks to be on track for a late-season return. The sooner, the better for a team that's currently sliding down the Eastern Conference standings....2024
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• Why the Bucks fired Adrian Griffin, explained

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Everything you need to know about why the Bucks decided to fire their head coach despite sitting in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Milwaukee Bucks made the (somewhat) shocking decision to fire first-year head coach Adrian Griffin on Tuesday, despite the team coming off of a win on Monday and holding a 30-13 record overall. The vibes had been ...2024
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• Daily Dime: The Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokic have silenced their doubters forever
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• Nick Nurse Impressed with Pascal Siakam’s Summer Workouts
The Toronto Raptors were one of the NBA’s surprise teams last season, led by Pascal Siakam and Rookie of the Year winner Scottie Barnes. Siakam led The 6 in scoring with 22.8 points per game last season. Over the years, Siakam has been questioned if he can be a true first option. He’s improved in […] The post Nick Nurse Impressed with Pascal Siakam’s Summer Workouts appeare...2022
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• Raptors’ Pascal Siakam, Nick Nurse weigh in on ongoing battle with Covid-19 outbreak
The Toronto Raptors have not played a game with their full complement of players in almost two weeks. It has resulted in one big win, two ugly losses, and three postponed games. As the Raptors get set to face the Los Angeles Clippers in their next game on New Year’s Eve, head coach Nick Nurse […] The post Raptors’ Pascal Siakam, Nick Nurse weigh in on ongoing battle with Covid-19...2021
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• Tyler Marsh might just be the perfect coach for Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky
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• The ending of Knicks-Sixers proved Philly might have the worst rim bounce luck in NBA history
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• Sixers Not Considering Shutting Down Joel Embiid
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• NBA play-in teams’ chances of going on a Mickey Mouse run to the NBA Finals, ranked
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• Kelly Oubre Jr. screamed at ref for most profane rant of NBA season

Kelly Oubre Jr. called refs and their family members in the most profane NBA rant of the season Kelly Oubre doesn’t have a history of getting into beef with officials, but that changed on Wednesday night with an epic explosion at the end of 76ers-Clippers. It came following the crucial final play of the game, when Oubre thought he was fouled at the buzzer — but there was no whistle. Weird endi...2024
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• Victor Wembanyama NBA Draft lottery destinations, ranked by how fun they would be
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• Atlantic Notes: Griffin, Dedmon, Simmons, Bridges
Adrian Griffin filled in for Nick Nurse on Sunday as the Raptors’ head coach dealt with a family issue. Griffin, who coached the club to a one-point win over Detroit, hopes this experience will help him land a head coaching job down the road, Doug Smith of the Toronto Star writes. “It’s something I’d like […]...2023
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• The heartwarming moment Vince Carter crowned Raptors’ Scottie Barnes ROY
The Toronto Raptors were getting ready for their do-or-die matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday afternoon. Suddenly, Nick Nurse interrupted the pregame preparations and gathered the team around a television in the Toronto gymnasium. Former NBA star and legendary 1998-1999 Raptors rookie Vince Carter appeared on the screen, specifically calling out rookie power forward Scottie […] ...2022
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• Lakers looking to steal Nick Nurse from Raptors
The Los Angeles Lakers are set to move on from Frank Vogel after missing out on the NBA playoffs this season. In order to right the ship and live up to their lofty expectations for next season, the Lakers are hoping to land a proven head coach to take charge of the team. According to […] The post Lakers looking to steal Nick Nurse from Raptors appeared first on ClutchPoints....2022
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• Raptors vs. Celtics: NBA Last 2 Minute Report shows OG Anunoby fouled Kemba Walker on potential Game 6 winner
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• Raptors sign coach Nurse to multiyear extension
Reigning NBA Coach of the Year Nick Nurse has signed a multiyear contract extension, the Raptors announced Tuesday....2020
• Raptors' Nurse named NBA's Coach of the Year
Nick Nurse was named NBA Coach of the Year on Saturday after leading the Toronto Raptors to the league's third-best record despite the team's top five scorers missing at least 11 games each....2020
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• Nick Nurse agrees to become 76ers' new head coach, per report

Nurse coached the Raptors for five seasons...2023
• Mike Budenholzer, Nick Nurse Headline Suns’ Coaching Candidates, per Report

Phoenix reportedly is aiming high for its next head coach....2023
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• RUMOR: Raptors have discussed Pascal Siakam-CJ McCollum swap with Blazers
With the offseason in full swing and free agency just days away, the rumors are at an all-time high. The Toronto Raptors meanwhile will be looking to add some pieces, but they could also part ways with a key player in Pascal Siakam, who butted heads with Nick Nurse last season. According to Jake Fischer […] The post RUMOR: Raptors have discussed Pascal Siakam-CJ McCollum swap with Blazers ap...2021
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• Raptors coach Nick Nurse delivers concerning statement about Pascal Siakam
Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is concerned about Pascal Siakam’s recent performances. Unfortunately, he has no idea why last year’s Most Improved Player is on a slump. Siakam had one of his off-nights in Game 5 where he only totaled 10 points and attempted just nine shots. He was also 0-2 from long-distance and […] The post Raptors coach Nick Nurse delivers concerning sta...2020
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• Sixers Don't Believe Joel Embiid Has Long-Term Foot Issue
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• Sixers’ Joel Embiid To Return Sunday
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• Joel Embiid Has Completed Multiple 5-On-5 Scrimmages During Ramp-Up Process
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• 76ers: George's left knee 'checks out OK' so far
Paul George is scheduled for more tests Tuesday, but 76ers coach Nick Nurse said so far, his hyperextended left knee "checks out OK."...2024
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• The ending of Knicks-Sixers proved Philly might have the worst rim bounce luck in NBA history
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• Optimism Joel Embiid Can Return In Regular Season

Speaking to reporters before Wednesday’s game vs. the Clippers, Sixers head coach Nick Nurse said he was optimistic about the odds of Joel Embiid returning before the 2023/24 regular season ends. “I think there’s a very good likelihood that he will return before the play-in, playoff,” Nurse said, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN. As Bontemps […]...2024
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• The ending of Knicks-Sixers proved Philly might have the worst rim bounce luck in NBA history
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• Kelly Oubre Jr. screamed at ref for most profane rant of NBA season
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• Why the Bucks fired Adrian Griffin, explained
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• Report: Celtics furious at Raptors coach Nick Nurse for being on court for crucial Jayson Tatum turnover
The Toronto Raptors’ 125-122 double-overtime victory on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics was mired with controversy at the final buzzer, with both teams exchanging words following the tightly fought encounter. One of the issues after the game was the involvement of Raptors head coach Nick Nurse in a crucial Jayson Tatum turnover down the stretch. […] The post Report: Celtics furiou...2020
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