Monday's news break regarding OKC Thunder guard Nikola Topic's sudden testicular procedure is already devastating in the sense that he only just made his way back to on-court action following a year-long rehabilitation from a torn ACL.
Add on the fact that he will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks and, in turn, is now slated to miss the first month of regular season action as a result, and the situation only seems to get more unfortunate for the recent lottery pick.
However, this admittedly bleak circumstance for Topic creates an opportunity for his fellow rookie, Brooks Barnhizer, to not only see more run in the preseason but also potentially during the early stages of the regular season as well.