{"id":478083,"date":"2026-01-09T21:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=478083"},"modified":"2026-01-09T21:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:56:47","slug":"nikola-topic-completes-chemotherapy-remains-focused-on-making-nba-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/nikola-topic-completes-chemotherapy-remains-focused-on-making-nba-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikola Topic Completes Chemotherapy, Remains Focused on Making NBA Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"226\" data-end=\"503\">Determined to overcome the latest and most difficult challenge of his young career, <strong data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"351\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Nikola Topi\u0107<\/span><\/span><\/strong> has <strong data-start=\"356\" data-end=\"414\">completed chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer<\/strong>, according to an update provided by his agent <strong data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"502\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mi\u0161ko Ra\u017enatovi\u0107<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"505\" data-end=\"748\">The 20-year-old Serbian point guard had already begun light on-court work as part of his recovery process, drawing praise from teammates and head coach <strong data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"698\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mark Daigneault<\/span><\/span><\/strong> of the <strong data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"747\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/span><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"1174\">Selected with the <strong data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"811\">12th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft<\/strong>, Topic was forced to miss the entire <strong data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"880\">2024\u201325 championship season<\/strong> while rehabbing a knee injury sustained during his professional career in Europe. 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