Nikola Topic has made his NBA debut for the Oklahoma City Thunder four months after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
Topic, 20, returned to the court on Thursday, February 12, for the Thunder’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks. The match-up resulted in a 110-93 defeat for the Thunder.
Topic received a standing ovation from the home crowd when he entered the game.
The game marked Topic’s first official regular-season NBA event for the Thunder, who drafted him in the first round of the 2024 draft. (The Serbia native missed the 2024-2025 season due to an ACL injury.)
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