From playing to coach, Toronto Raptors Assistant Coach Nick Nurse spent 10 years in the British Basketball before coming back across the pond. As Nurse is back in London for the Raptors 2016 Global Games London matchup versus Orlando, he recalls how much he enjoyed his time over there. “I think the British people are great,” Nurse said. “They are so nice and friendly and I think they have a really, really great outlook on life. That’s probably why I stayed so long. I really like the people.”
Read more on Coach Nurse’s European experience here: Raptors coach Nurse cut his path to NBA in England