76ers fire Daryl Morey as president and keep Nurse as coach

The Philadelphia 76ers fired president Daryl Morey on Tuesday and decided to keep Nick Nurse as their coach after the team was swept in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The 76ers were easily ousted by the New York Knicks to end Morey’s sixth season in charge, and the organization quickly decided that someone else would lead the basketball operations department.

Former Golden State Warriors general manager Bob Myers will lead the search for Morey’s replacement and will oversee the department in the interim.

The Sixers went 270-212 record in the regular season under Morey but just 28-26 in the postseason, failing to advance past the second round.