Overview
- A Baton Rouge judge granted RJ Luis a preliminary injunction on Monday that allows him to practice and play for LSU this season while the underlying eligibility case proceeds.
- The injunction temporarily prevents the NCAA from enforcing its ban on Luis and bars the association from imposing retroactive “restitution” penalties on LSU, but the order is not a final ruling.
- Luis signed a 2025 two-way NBA contract after going undrafted, was traded and appeared only in preseason games, never played in an NBA regular-season or G League contest, and committed to LSU in May before filing suit to preserve eligibility.
- SEC presidents and commissioner Greg Sankey criticized court interventions as a threat to competitive equity and have signaled possible administrative or legal responses if the NCAA pursues appeals.
- The ruling follows a string of recent court orders that have let former professionals return to college play, a trend that directly changes roster plans for programs like LSU and raises fresh pressure on NCAA eligibility rules and recruiting practices.