Nikola Topic's back injury keeps him out of the Thunder's opener against the Spurs
Nikola Topic is day-to-day with a back injury, and his estimated return date is Oct. 22. Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman reports the Thunder guard won't play in Tuesday's season opener against the Spurs. The 21-year-old has one season of NBA experience.
By the Thunder Nightly Desk · updated 7 min ago01The story of the nightA back injury that has moved back and forthTopic first showed up on the injury report on Oct.
Topic first showed up on the injury report on Oct. 16 as day-to-day with a back injury. On Oct. 19 he was downgraded to out. On Oct. 21 he went back to day-to-day. His estimated return date is Oct. 22. Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman reports that Topic won't play in Tuesday's season opener against San Antonio. He also logged 0.0 minutes in the Oct. 7 game against Milwaukee.
02What last season showedTopic played 10 games for Oklahoma City last season and averaged 16.0 minutes.
Topic played 10 games for Oklahoma City last season and averaged 16.0 minutes. He put up 5.2 points, 4.4 assists and 1.9 rebounds, with 2.5 turnovers a game. He shot 43.1 percent from the field, 40.0 percent from three and 40.0 percent at the line, for a true shooting mark of 48.9 percent. His usage rate was 20.4 and his plus-minus was -4.2. In the spring games against Phoenix, the Lakers and San Antonio, he never played more than 6.3 minutes.
