Philadelphia 76ers head coach Nick Nurse admitted that he began to dread updates from his medical staff as injuries piled up, derailing what had once been a highly promising season. Speaking with Michael Grange of Sportsnet, Nurse expressed how the wave of setbacks took a toll on the team’s momentum and aspirations.
“It was really, really difficult at times,” Nurse said. “What made it most difficult is when you’d actually go on a run and think you’re making some progress, and then you get hit again (with another injury). I remember having one really good win, I can’t remember who it was against, and after the game – I always get a report from the medical team – and he came in and I was like ‘Please just let me get to the next game, we just played really good.’ And he’s like, ‘Uh, I don’t know what to tell you.’ You kept thinking you were going to get these guys back… and guys kept going down.”
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