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. Nurse — the coach of the Canadian national team — hasn’t coached a game in that country since February 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The pandemic forced Nurse and his NBA Raptors to play all 96 of their games out of the country since the virus struck in the U.S. But he’s now back in Canada, and that nation will host one of the four Olympic qualifying tournaments that begin on Tuesday to start determining the final four spots in the 12-team field for the Tokyo Games.
