Raptors Twitter reacts to Nick Nurse’s firing with praise, relief

The Toronto Raptors officially parted ways with head coach Nick Nurse on Friday, and Twitter reactions were marked by praise for all of the winning he had done during his five-season tenure with the Raptors and relief over the fact that a new era is about to begin.

After a stretch of wondering whether or not head coach Nurse and the Raptors were going to be able to work out the tension between them following a disappointing season, the answer came on Friday with word that Nurse had been fired.

The decision to part ways with Nurse at this stage allows the team to reorient their offseason plans under new leadership, and that becomes the first order of business for a Raptors team keen on turning the corner to contender status once again with a solid offseason.

As the news leaked out on Friday, the resulting responses on Twitter were about what one would have expected from a fan base that both respected Nurse yet were ready to see him leave.

Toronto Raptors Twitter reacts to Nick Nurse being fired.

Plenty of fans were keen to express their appreciation for what Nurse brought to the franchise in the first place.

Some analysts aren’t convinced that firing Nurse was the right move to cure the Raptors’ woes. After all, there isn’t a steady stream of coaches with championship rings to shine in your face walking through that door anytime relatively soon.

If you’re curious about the tension surrounding Nurse, these tweets express it best. While Masai Ujiri seems to hint that the departure was more amicable than it seemed, it’s clear that a swift move was needed to get a new voice in the room.

Of course, other fan bases are already ready to stake their claim in Nurse, who has a 58.2 win percentage in his career. The Houston Rockets, in particular, have their eyes

The Raptors are moving on with a brave new era of basketball, but it doesn’t include their only coach with a championship ring.