India, April 4 -- Luka Doncic has been ruled out of the regular season with a left hamstring strain, hurting both the Los Angeles Lakers' title and his own MVP chances. However, there is some controversy that has followed the Slovenian superstar. Recently, a popular NBA analyst hurriedly claimed that the 27-year-old might be 'faking' his issues. However, backlash followed soon.

Doncic "has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 left hamstring strain and will be out for the remainder of the regular season," the Lakers, who have five games left in the regular season, said in a statement on Friday. ESPN reported that his playoffs appearance is also in doubt.

The MVP contender is averaging 33.5 points per game, 8.3 assists and 7/7 rebounds this seas...