76ers coach Nick Nurse dealing with family tragedy during Knicks playoff series

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• 76ers coach Nick Nurse dealing with family tragedy during Knicks playoff series

  Sixers head coach Nick Nurse was away from the team Tuesday ahead of Game 2 of its second-round playoff series against the Knicks to attend the funeral of his brother Steve.

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• Nick Nurse rejoins 76ers after brother's funeral, says Steve Nurse would want him to coach

  Nick Nurse rejoined the Philadelphia 76ers after attending his brother's funeral, saying Wednesday that Steve Nurse was a fan who would want him at Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Nurse was in Ankeny, Iowa, on Tuesday, the day between the first two games of the series against the Knicks in New York. Steve Nurse died unexpectedly at age 62 last Wednesday.

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