Red Star Belgrade was unable to fully enjoy its victory on Monday against rival Partizan Belgrade in the first match of the Adriatic League final. Closely followed by NBA scouts in view of the Draft, the Serbian leader Nikola Topic, repatriated during the season by Red Star Belgrade following his loan to KK Mega Basket (or Mega MIS) has just relapsed. A hard blow which comes five months after a knee injury which had kept him away from the field for four months. It was only his third match since his return!
It was on a seemingly innocuous action that the 18-year-old leader collapsed. Staying on the ground for many minutes, he was then escorted by members of the staff to the locker room, to the applause of the room and his teammates. Everyone fears a relapse of the left knee since it was injured on its own, on poor support which caused an unusual twisting of its joint.
We will now have to wait for news from the Red Star staff to know the seriousness of the injury and the duration of unavailability of the man who is presented as the new little Serbian phenomenon, placed by ESPN in 7th position in its latest Mock Draft.
