76ers’ Nick Nurse attends brother’s funeral, expected for Game 2

NEW YORK — Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse was away from the group Tuesday forward of Game 2 of its second-round playoff sequence in opposition to the New York Knicks to attend the funeral of his brother.

Nurse’s brother Steve Nurse died unexpectedly final Wednesday. He was 62. Nick Nurse left the group following Philadelphia’s 137-98 loss to open the second spherical in opposition to the Knicks on Monday for the service on Tuesday in Ankeny, Iowa.

Nurse is expected to rejoin the Sixers for Game 2 on Wednesday night time 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 on the group’s coaching heart in suburban Greenburgh. “Life is precious and you don’t wish that upon anyone, so I’d like to pass along my condolences to him and his family while they’re going through these times.”