The injury to Nikola Topic, expected between places 4 and 12 in the 2024 Draft, cast a chill on the basketball world yesterday. Fortunately, the Serbian prospect apparently avoided the worst according to ESPN. The point guard will normally be able to participate in the NBA Global Camp on June 6.
NEWS: Projected top-10 pick Nikola Topic has avoided serious injury, sources told ESPN. Initial diagnosis revealed a sprained left knee which likely rules him out of the remainder of the Adriatic League finals. Should be a full participant in NBA pre-draft activities in June. pic.twitter.com/Uwz6a7HLWh
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) May 14, 2024
In the third quarter of Game 1 of the Adriatic League Finals, Nikola Topic collapsed when he landed badly on his left knee after a drive. An injury that seemed serious, the leader having to be carried off the field, unable to walk on his own. Moreover, This is the same knee that kept him off the field for four months following a previous injury in January.
Big draft prospect Nikola Topic suffered an injury during the game against Partizan.
We hope everything will be okay and the Serbian point guard won’t be sidelined for long. 🙏pic.twitter.com/gQGzmYd20p
— Basketball Sphere (@BSphere_) May 13, 2024
Good news, there doesn’t seem to be any more damage than that according to Jonathan GivonyESPN.
A sprained left knee which should cause him to miss the end of the Adriatic League Finals. Never cool for a competitor, who was also counting on these last matches to prove that he had the level for the podium in this Draft, but nothing more compromising. The NBA Global Camp – equivalent of the Draft Combine for those who were unable to participate in the May one – which will be held in Treviso on June 6 should therefore be able to take place with him. This is reassuring for the 1m98 leader, who attracts a lot of desire before this Draft.
Nikola Topic standing with Nikola Jovic. Jovic measured at 6’11” with shoes at the NBA Draft Combine pic.twitter.com/fbXZavg249
— NBA Draft Dude 🤙 (@CoreyTulaba) May 8, 2024
Source texte : ESPN
2024-05-14 15:54:00
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