yahoo - 4/16/2026 5:49:29 PM - GMT (+2 )
The Lakers’ Luka Dončić and Pistons’ Cade Cunningham will be eligible for 2026 NBA awards after the league and players union ruled in their favor on their Extraordinary Circumstances Challenges, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, who dealt with injuries this season, also filed a challenge to the 65-game rule, but his case was denied by an independent arbitrator, per Charania.
Just in: The NBA and NBPA have ruled in favor of Lakers' Luka Doncic and Pistons' Cade Cunningham on their Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge for the 65-game award rule, making both eligible for all 2025-26 season honors such as MVP and All-NBA teams, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/gUYdUn1q4k
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 16, 2026
Dončić missed two games for the birth of his second child in December, and since dealt with injuries that saw him miss 11 more games, including the end of the regular season with a hamstring strain.
Cunningham was sidelined with a collapsed lung in mid-March. He missed 11 games and returned on April 8.
This breaking news story will be updated.
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