Nikola Topic injury update: ruled out for ABA finals / News - Basketnews.com

Serbian prospect Nikola Topic of Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade has avoided serious injury but will miss the remainder of the ABA League finals.

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Encouraging news has arrived from Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade's Nikola Topic, as the guard has avoided serious injury.

Nikola Topic

Team:Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet BelgradePosition:PGAge:18Height:195 cmWeight:91 kgBirth place:Novi Sad, SerbiaProfileNewsStatistics

According to Jonathan Givony of ESPN, Topic has avoided serious injury but will still not be able to play in the rest of the ABA League finals.

He has a sprained left knee, which will keep him from playing on the courts in the short term.

However, it appears that Topic will be able to join NBA pre-draft activities in June, which will be crucial for his road across the Atlantic.

The Serbian prospect did not join the NBA Draft Combine per an announcement by Crvena Zvezda on May 4.

The 18-year-old Serbian is almost universally considered to be one of this year's top prospects, coming in at no. 3 in the latest CBS Sports mock draft.

Topicpicked up a knee injuryin January and only returned to the court in April. His draft stock did not seem to have fallen throughout the recovery process.

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