{"id":207867,"date":"2026-04-17T12:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=207867"},"modified":"2026-04-17T12:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:34:22","slug":"nba-changed-the-rules-because-of-doncic-here-is-what-they-did-so-that-luka-would-stay-in-the-running-for-the-mvp-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/nba-changed-the-rules-because-of-doncic-here-is-what-they-did-so-that-luka-would-stay-in-the-running-for-the-mvp-award\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA CHANGED THE RULES BECAUSE OF DON\u010cI\u0106: Here is what they did so that Luka would stay in the running for the MVP award!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>The NBA league decided at the last moment to change the rules because of two men! They did so because of Luka Don\u010di\u0107, but also because of Cade Cunningham, in order to allow them to compete for the MVP award and all other individual honors.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luka Don\u010di\u0107 played 63 games, which means he is missing just two to enter the race for these honors, and he missed those exact two because he traveled to Slovenia to attend the birth of his child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now Luka Don\u010di\u0107 has also spoken out, thanking everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am grateful to the NBPA for advocating on my behalf and to the NBA for their fair decision. It was so important to me to be present for the birth of my daughter in December and I appreciate Mark, Jeanie, Rob, JJ, and the entire Lakers organization for fully supporting me and\u2026<\/p>&mdash; Luka Doncic (@lukadoncic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lukadoncic\/status\/2044810923391459502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I am grateful to the NBPA for representing my interests and to the NBA league for the fair decision. It was extremely important for me to be present at the birth of my daughter in December and I am grateful to Mark, Jeanie, Rob, JJ, and the entire Lakers organization for their full support and for allowing me to travel and be there,&#8221; Don\u010di\u0107 wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This season has been special for me because of everything my teammates and I managed to achieve, and I am honored to have the opportunity to be considered for the end-of-season awards,&#8221; he concluded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/powerful-explosion-in-the-center-of-vranje-bomb-placed-under-the-jeep-of-a-famous-mma-fighter-police-blocked-the-neighborhood\/\"><strong>POWERFUL EXPLOSION IN THE CENTER OF VRANJE: Bomb placed under the jeep of a famous MMA fighter, police <\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/powerful-explosion-in-the-center-of-vranje-bomb-placed-under-the-jeep-of-a-famous-mma-fighter-police-blocked-the-neighborhood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">b<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/powerful-explosion-in-the-center-of-vranje-bomb-placed-under-the-jeep-of-a-famous-mma-fighter-police-blocked-the-neighborhood\/\"><strong>locked the neighborhood!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/after-tense-elections-and-police-raid-inspection-of-the-ministry-of-education-is-conducting-an-investigation-at-the-faculty-of-medicine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>AFTER TENSE ELECTIONS AND POLICE RAID: Inspection of the Ministry of Education is conducting an investigation at the Faculty of Medicine!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/young-man-stabbed-for-no-apparent-reason-in-a-belgrade-bus-attacker-approached-and-plunged-a-knife-into-his-stomach-in-front-of-passengers\/\"><strong>YOUNG MAN STABBED FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN A BELGRADE BUS: Attacker approached and plunged a knife into his <\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/young-man-stabbed-for-no-apparent-reason-in-a-belgrade-bus-attacker-approached-and-plunged-a-knife-into-his-stomach-in-front-of-passengers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">stomach <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/young-man-stabbed-for-no-apparent-reason-in-a-belgrade-bus-attacker-approached-and-plunged-a-knife-into-his-stomach-in-front-of-passengers\/\"><strong>in front of passengers!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/policija-tokom-noci-upala-na-medicinski-fakultet-studenti-u-blokadi-optuzili-kolege-bliske-vlasti-za-kradu-izbora-za-studentski-parlament\/\"><strong>POLICE RAIDED THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE <\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/policija-tokom-noci-upala-na-medicinski-fakultet-studenti-u-blokadi-optuzili-kolege-bliske-vlasti-za-kradu-izbora-za-studentski-parlament\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DURING <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/policija-tokom-noci-upala-na-medicinski-fakultet-studenti-u-blokadi-optuzili-kolege-bliske-vlasti-za-kradu-izbora-za-studentski-parlament\/\"><strong>THE NIGHT: Students in blockade accused colleagues close to the authorities of stealing elections for the student parliament!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/bravo-children-tina-and-sergej-won-bronze-medals-at-the-world-taekwondo-championships-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BRAVO, CHILDREN! 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