How Luka Doncic could still win NBA MVP award despite season-ending injury
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Los Angeles Lakers star guard Luka Doncic will miss the rest of the regular season due to a hamstring injury suffered against the Oklahoma City on Thursday night.
The injury is a big bummer for both the Lakers and Doncic, as it will prevent him from reaching the NBA’s 65-game threshold for All-NBA and award eligibility. Prior to the injury, Doncic was considered a top candidate for the MVP award, and a virtual shoe-in for a First-team All-NBA nod.
Luka Doncic to file extraordinary circumstances grievance with NBA to maintain award, All-NBA eligibility
But there’s still one way that Doncic could obtain those accolades. That’s by filing an extraordinary circumstances grievance with the league, which Doncic’s agent, Bill Duffy, plans to do.
Doncic’s grievance is based on the fact that he missed two games in December due to the birth of his child.
"This season, Luka Doncic has performed at a historic level, leading the league in scoring, carrying the Lakers to third place in the Western Conference and placing himself in the middle of one of the most tightly contested MVP races in memory. To ensure that Luka's incredible accomplishments this season are rightly honored and he can be considered for the league's end-of-season awards, we intend to apply for an 'Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge' to the 65-game rule," Duffy said in a statement, via ESPN.
"Luka missed two games this season for the birth of his second child in Slovenia. His daughter was born on Dec. 4 on another continent, and yet he was back in the United States competing with his team on Dec. 6. Luka has gone to great lengths to show up for his team and this league this season. His record-breaking season deserves to be noted in the history books, despite last night's unfortunate injury and other extraordinary circumstances. We look forward to working with the NBAPA and the league office to ensure a fair outcome in this matter."
This story will be updated.
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