Luka Doncic's MVP and All-NBA candidacy is officially back on track. The NBA and NBPA have ruled in favor of the Dallas Mavericks superstar, granting him an exemption from the league's 65-game eligibility rule for postseason awards due to extraordinary circumstances.

Doncic finished the regular season having played in 64 games, one shy of the new threshold established in the latest collective bargaining agreement. His appeal centered on missing two games in December to attend the birth of his daughter in Slovenia, a reason the league deemed valid under its special provisions. Detroit's Cade Cunningham, who missed time with a collapsed lung, also won a similar appeal.

This ruling is crucial for Doncic's trophy case. He is a frontrunner for the MVP award and a near-certainty for a sixth consecutive All-NBA selection after another spectacular season. Doncic captured his second scoring title by averaging 33.5 points per game and delivered a historic March, becoming just the second player ever (joining Michael Jordan) to score 600 points in the month.

His season was unfortunately cut short by a left hamstring injury on April 2, which also leaves his status for the start of the playoffs uncertain. As the Mavericks prepare for their postseason run, the league's decision ensures that Doncic's phenomenal regular-season performance will receive the award consideration it deserves.