After a year and a half of waiting to make an NBA debut, what’s a few more seconds? Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic sidled his way to the scorer’s table amid a Thursday-night bout with the Bucks, and fans arena-wide began shuffling excitedly.
OKLAHOMA CITY — For the first time in the regular season, rookie guard Nikola Topic is available to play for coach Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder after a testicular cancer diagnosis in October.
On the second night of a back-to-back, the Oklahoma City Thunder were not forced to put out their injury report later in the afternoon when a run of announcements were made.
Nikola Topic is not on the Thunder‘s injury report for Thursday’s game vs. Milwaukee, which means he’ll be active to potentially make his NBA regular season debut, notes Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman (subscriber link).
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The comeback was loud. The follow-up, not so much. Thunder star Jalen Williams aggravated his right hamstring in just his second game back from injury and will be reevaluated after the All-Star break, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.
It was almost the perfect return home for Oklahoma City Thunder All-NBA swingman Jalen Williams. After getting his jersey retired by his High School on Tuesday, on Wednesday, he started on fire against the Phoenix Suns.
This weekend, the Oklahoma City Thunder assigned rookie guard Nikola Topic to the NBA G League, ramping up in his return to play protocol with the OKC Blue where he played in a back-to-back set against the Sioux Falls Skyforce.
Jalen Williams excelled in his second game back from a leg injury but apparently didn’t come away unscathed. The Thunder’s second-leading scorer aggravated the same injury that sidelined him for 10 games, Tim MacMahon of ESPN tweets.
Oklahoma City Thunder’s Isaiah Joe continued his hot shooting streak in Wednesday’s 136-109 win against the Phoenix Suns. Joe’s 21 points on 6-for-10 shooting, including six threes, led the Thunder’s bench, as Isaiah has connected on three or more triples in five of his last six games.
Oklahoma City is hoping to enter the All-Star break on a roll, but it still has another 48 minutes to play. On Thursday night, the Thunder will be featured in one of only three games around the league in the final night of action before the All-Star break.
Head coach Mark Daigneault watched Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams’ 28-point, near-perfect shooting performance lead his team to a 136-109 blowout victory against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.
The Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder meet tonight in their final game before the All-Star break, but both teams will be without their biggest stars.
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The last time the Oklahoma City Thunder and Milwaukee Bucks faced off, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis Antetokounmpo led their teams in scoring. When the teams meet again Thursday in Oklahoma City in their final game before the All-Star break, neither star will be available.
Jalen Williams scored 19 of his 28 points in the third quarter and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the short-handed host Phoenix Suns for the second time this season in a 136-109 victory on Wednesday.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have been riddled with injuries over the past few weeks, especially with their ball-handlers, which has created an opportunity for this young guard in particular.
The Oklahoma City Thunder is one of the National Basketball Association’s top teams because of the genuine support among its players with each other. However, during Jalen Williams’ high school jersey retirement ceremony, the entire organization was in attendance.
As the reigning MVP, reigning Finals MVP and reigning NBA scoring champ, it’s good to be Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He’s once again having an incredible season, and his OKC Thunder, with the best record in the league and another deep and talented roster around him, are favored to repeat as champs.
Nikola Topic, an Oklahoma City Thunder first-round pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, made his debut in the G League Monday night as he returned from fighting testicular cancer.
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