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The injury comes days after he accused his ex-fiancée Anamaria Goltes of filing for child support in the wrong place to receive more money
If Dončić returns from his Grade 2 hamstring strain by the playoffs, he will be going against recent NBA history with these injuries.
Luka Dončić suffered a grade 2 hamstring strain in Thursday's blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Los Angeles Lakers announced on Friday. For now, he has been ruled out just for the remainder of the regular season. Functionally, though, it's almost impossible to imagine him playing again unless the Lakers make a deep playoff run.
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Luka Dončić‘s Historic March Has Somehow Made the Anthony Davis Trade Look Even Worse for Mavs
Luka Dončić scored 600 points in March.
As things stand right now, he would not be eligible to be selected. However, Shams Charania of ESPN also relayed a statement from Luka’s agent, Bill Duffy, in which he noted that they would be applying for an Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge for the 65-game rule.
It shouldn't take an arbitrator to ensure that Luka Dončić is picked among the best 15 players in the NBA this season
CLEVELAND, Ohio — If Luka Dončić is dunking on you, it’s already over. That was the assessment during a recent episode of ESPN’s Get Up! breaking down Lakers star Luka Dončić’s absolutely absurd month of March.
There's an interesting subplot in regard to his MVP candidacy. If Wembanyama wins, he'll be the youngest to win the award, topping Derrick Rose, who won it in 2011 at the age of 22. Wembanyama will also be 22, but he’ll turn 22 on April 4; Rose turned 22 on Oct. 4, before his MVP season.