EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsOKLAHOMA CITY -- Nikola Topic made his NBA debut Thursday night for the Thunder after undergoing treatment for testicular cancer.The Serbian guard was the 12th pick in the 2024 NBA draft. He missed all of last season because of a knee injury he suffered before the draft. He had not played this season after his cancer diagnosis during the preseason. He had a procedure in October, then underwent chemotherapy and worked his way back into shape.He entered the game Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks late in the first quarter and received a loud ovation. He scored his first basket on a jumper from near the free throw line early in the second quarter.Topic had seven points and seven assists in 16 minutes for the Thunder's G League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue, in a 137-135 overtime victory over the Sioux Falls Skyforce on Monday night.
