RJ Luis Jr. cleared by judge to play for LSU after spending time with 2 NBA teams
Former St. John's standout RJ Luis Jr. has been cleared by a court to start practicing with LSU and potentially play for the Tigers this season
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- First observed by CurrentWire: ABC News · Aug 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM ET
- Coverage span: 17 min
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 2h 29m
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Luis cleared to play for LSU after signing NBA deals(opens original report in a new tab)A Louisiana judge on Monday granted RJ Luis Jr., the 2025 Big East Player of the Year, a temporary injunction to play for LSU this season despite signing multiple NBA contracts. — ESPN
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RJ Luis Jr. cleared by judge to play for LSU after spending time with 2 NBA teams(opens original report in a new tab)
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Signal breakdown
CurrentWire ranked this story 79.1 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 31.6 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
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