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Canada's Andrew Nicholson, left, and teammate RJ Barrett defend against Greece's Mitoglou Konstantinos during the first half of a FIBA men's Olympic qualifying basketball game Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at Memorial Arena in Victoria, British Columbia. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada holds off Greece in Olympic qualifying opener

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 29, 2021 06:34 PM EDT

FILE - Canada's coach Nick Nurse gestures during a Group H match against Lithuania at FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in Dongguan in south China's Guangdong province, in this Sept. 3, 2019, file photo. Toronto coach Nick Nurse is an American. Born in Iowa. Owns a home in Florida. A lifetime fan of the Chicago Cubs. He also carries Canada’s Olympic hopes. (AP Photo/File)
Last chance for Tokyo: Final 4 Olympic hoop qualifiers begin

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 28, 2021 01:43 PM EDT

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse calls a play during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards Thursday, May 6, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Washington Wizards at Toronto Raptors 5/6/2021

May. 27, 2021 12:41 PM EDT

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, has his shot blocked by Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins during the first half of an NBA basketball Western Conference Play-In game Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Canada basketball loads camp roster for Tokyo qualifying bid

By Tim Reynolds May. 27, 2021 12:39 PM EDT

Houston Rockets head coach Stephen Silas calls a play during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Toronto Raptors Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Depleted Raptors hand Rockets 10th straight loss

By Dick Scanlon Feb. 26, 2021 10:16 PM EST

Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) talks with head coach Eric Nurse during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Virus sidelines Raptors coaches, Siakam for Rockets game

By Tim Reynolds Feb. 26, 2021 06:39 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2019, file photo, U.S. coach Gregg Popovich talks to players before a Group E match against the Czech Republic in the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Shanghai. Popovich, coach of the San Antonio Spurs, knows that the NBA schedule and how it comes very close to the start of the rescheduled Tokyo Games will be a challenge for USA Basketball to navigate next year when choosing the 12 players who will try to win a fourth consecutive men’s Olympic gold medal. Popovich will be head coach of the Olympic team for the first time. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Popovich knows filling US Olympic roster may be a challenge

By Tim Reynolds Dec. 02, 2020 02:17 AM EST

Denver Nuggets' Nikola Jokic (15) shoots over Los Angeles Lakers' Dwight Howard (39) during the first half of an NBA conference final playoff basketball game Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Silver to CNN: A later NBA season may disrupt Olympic plans

By Tim Reynolds Sep. 22, 2020 03:16 PM EDT

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr reacts toward officials during the second half of his team's NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards in San Francisco, Sunday, March 1, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Kerr, Nurse among NBA coaches wondering about Olympic plans

By Tim Reynolds Jun. 10, 2020 02:36 AM EDT