Luka Doncic injury stokes debate about NBA 65-game rule for postseason awards
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic leads the NBA in scoring this season at 33. 5 points per game. But there is a real chance he won’t qualify for MVP or All-NBA balloting at the end of the campaign.
Doncic left…
Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Doncic leads the NBA in scoring this season at 33. 5 points per game. But there is a real chance he won’t qualify for MVP or All-NBA balloting at the end of the campaign.
Doncic left the Lakers’ Thursday, April 2, loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder with a hamstring injury. It happened to be Doncic’s 64th game of the season, leaving him one game short of the NBA’s 65-game rule to qualify for postseason awards. MORE: LeBron James defends Lakers camaraderie after blowout loss to OKC Thunder If Doncic fails to return to play at least 20 minutes in one of Los Angeles’ five remaining regular-season games, he will be left on the outside looking in at the awards.
The crew at ESPN’s “Get Up” discussed the NBA’s 65-game rule during the Friday, April 3, episode. Host Mike Greenberg and NBA reporter Tim MacMahon took up Doncic’s situation. Also, they mentioned related cases involving the Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham and the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards.