76ers’ Nick Nurse attends brother’s funeral, expected for Game 2Associated PressMultiple AuthorsMay 5, 2026, 03:55 PM ET
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NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse was away from the team Tuesday ahead of Game 2 of its second-round playoff series against the New York Knicks to attend the funeral of his brother.
Nurse’s brother Steve Nurse died unexpectedly last Wednesday. He was 62. Nick Nurse left the team following Philadelphia’s 137-98 loss to open the second round against the Knicks on Monday for the service on Tuesday in Ankeny, Iowa.
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Nurse is expected to rejoin the Sixers for Game 2 on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden.
“I’d like to pass my condolences along to Nick Nurse and his family, his brother’s family and all their friends,” Knicks coach Mike Brown stated at the team’s training center in suburban Greenburgh. “Life is precious and you don’t wish that upon anybody, so I’d like to pass along my condolences to him and his family while they’re going through these times.”
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