NBA Says Luka Dončic Is Eligible for Postseason Awards... LeBron Praises Houston's Depth

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · Apr 17, 2026 · 36m

The Lakers got some good news Thursday as the NBA said it has approved the appeal from Luka Dončić and the Lakers for an exemption from the 65-game rule that governs postseason awards eligibility. The league agreed that the pair of games Luka missed to attend the birth of his daughter met the extraordinary circumstances threshold, and that he otherwise would have made it to 65.

So he's good to go.

Dončić won't win MVP -- the longshot candidacy went out the window with the result vs. OKC and the resulting injury -- but if he doesn't land on the All-NBA 1st Team, the honor is fundamentally…