Thunder GM Sam Presti shares gut-wrenching Nikola Topic health news

Nikola Topic Diagnosed with Testicular Cancer

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced that Serbian guard Nikola Topic has been diagnosed with testicular cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.

Topic, a 19-year-old draft pick from 2024, began treatment recently, and his medical team reports a very positive outlook.

“The biopsy confirmed that is the case,”

Thunder president Sam Presti stated, noting that Topic has a team of optimistic oncologists at OU and MD Anderson.

Presti explained that Topic chose to wait until after starting treatment to make the news public.

Author's summary: Nikola Topic diagnosed with cancer.

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