{"id":7112,"date":"2026-06-14T16:32:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:32:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/thunders-nikola-topic-back-expected-to-be-ready-for-2026-27-season\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T16:32:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:32:27","slug":"thunders-nikola-topic-back-expected-to-be-ready-for-2026-27-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/thunders-nikola-topic-back-expected-to-be-ready-for-2026-27-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunder&#8217;s Nikola Topic (back) expected to be ready for 2026-27 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topic is expected to be ready for the start of training camp after undergoing what the team called a minimally invasive lumbar microdiscectomy procedure.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/swiss-reject-population-cap-in-referendum-avoiding-eu-clash-2\/\">Swiss reject population cap in referendum, avoiding EU clash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, the surgery repairs a bulging disk in the lower back. 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