Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse and guard Kyle Lowry will bring a reminder of better times when they visit the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
Nurse and Lowry played key roles in the Raptors' 2019 NBA championship.
The depleted Raptors (23-50) have since fallen, and they take a 12-game losing streak into their clash with the 76ers (39-35).
The Raptors have been beset with injuries to players such as Scottie Barnes (hand) and Jakob Poeltl (finger). They also have been without Immanuel Quickley (personal) and RJ Barrett, whose younger brother died. Barrett returned to practice with the Raptors this week but no date has been set for him to return to game play.
The 76ers also have had injuries, most notably to Joel Embiid (knee). Embiid is with the 76ers on their road trip that started with a 117-114 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.
It is not certain when Embiid will return to competition, but Nurse feels that it could be before the end of the regu...
