VIDEO: Nick Nurse Definitely Almost Clocked a Referee in the Face in Game 4
By Brian Cass
Emotions are always high in the NBA Finals, especially if you're on the cusp of bringing your city its first NBA title. Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse is a mild mannered guy, but in the heat of the moment, he almost punched a referee in the face during game 4 in Golden State.
Coach Nurse gotta be careful on the sidelines ? pic.twitter.com/BWlDSkTJAA
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That ref is lucky Nurse didn't follow through with that swing, we may have seen team doctors tending to him if he did.
Obviously this wasn't intentional, he was just caught up in the game and swung his arm in anger, the ref just happened to get in the way. It was a split second short of being a spitting image of Carlos Boozer's accidental punch of an official while celebrating a bucket.
We're sure Nurse won't be letting his emotions flare up anymore if he's able to win one more game and bring Toronto a championship.