{"id":378101,"date":"2025-10-30T20:53:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T20:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/378101\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T20:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T20:53:16","slug":"oklahoma-city-thunder-guard-nikola-topic-diagnosed-with-testicular-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/378101\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic diagnosed with testicular cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/oklahoma-city-thunder\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Oklahoma City Thunder;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> guard Nikola Topic has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 20-year-old Serbian is now undergoing chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Topic had a testicular procedure earlier this month and, at the time, the Thunder said he&#8217;d be out for at least four weeks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The team\u2019s general manager, Sam Presti, who announced the diagnosis on Thursday, said doctors are \u201cextremely positive\u201d about his long-term outlook.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Doctors are \u201cextremely positive\u201d about Topic\u2019s long-term outlook, Thunder\u2019s general manager said (Arthur Ellis-Imagn Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/233d6decd2c25794ea738b9ce16e614e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Doctors are \u201cextremely positive\u201d about Topic\u2019s long-term outlook, Thunder\u2019s general manager said (Arthur Ellis-Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said Topic has been working out throughout the process and didn\u2019t want the diagnosis revealed until after he started treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe has all the tools that you could ask for somebody to take on and conquer the situation,\u201d Presti said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Topic, a first-round pick in 2024, missed the entire 2024-2025 season while recovering from a torn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/acl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ACL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ACL<\/a>. He played in summer league this year and started a preseason game against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/charlotte\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Charlotte;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Charlotte<\/a>, posting 10 points and seven assists in Oklahoma City\u2019s 135-114 win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Topic was expected to be an important addition to a team that otherwise changed very little after winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/nba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBA<\/a> title last season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. 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