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LSU coach Will Wade declined on Thursday to take questions about RJ Luis Jr., who a day earlier won a temporary restraining order that could open a door for him to play for the Tigers — if Wade adds him to his roster.
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Wade → decline → roster
“I’d like to talk about some eligibility stuff, but I’m not talking about that.
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I → like → that
I can’t talk about that,” Wade said before taking any questions about his team, which opens the regular season on Tuesday night against LSU-New Orleans.
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which → talk → LSU
“I’ve made my stance very clear on things,” Wade added, “and my stance has not changed.”
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stance → make → things
Wade has previously stated that he intended to follow “SEC protocols” regarding Luis, but the latest court order in the case ostensibly bans Wade from doing that.
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order → state → that
The NCAA has argued that Luis is not eligible to play because he left college to participate in the NBA draft and not only failed to withdraw as required to return to college, but briefly spent time with the Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics during the 2025 offseason and preseason.
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he → argue → offseason
The Southeastern Conference also has ruled Luis ineligible, saying its own rules ban players who have participated in the NBA, WBNA or NFL drafts, or signed contracts with teams from those leagues.
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who → rule → leagues
Luis’ lawyers — Elliot Abrams and Tony Clayton — have asserted that their client, who never played in an NBA game, is no more of a pro than numerous players from overseas who played for developmental professional teams before being granted waivers by the NCAA to play in college in the U.S.
In late August, a Louisiana judge issued a preliminary injunction against the NCAA that effectively made Luis eligible to play in college pending the resolution of his case.
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Luis → assert → case
On Wednesday, that ruling by state District Judge Ronald R. Johnson in East Baton Rouge Parish was expanded to include the Southeastern Conference and LSU.
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ruling → expand → Conference
Specifically, the latest ruling temporarily bars the SEC from punishing LSU if it plays Luis.
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it → bar → Luis
It also forbids LSU from citing SEC rules as a reason for declining to play Luis.
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It → forbid → Luis
The ruling puts Wade, who recruited Luis, in the awkward position of having to choose between defying the SEC or the court — unless he can come up with some other reason why Luis is no longer welcome on the team.
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Luis → put → team
Clayton said Thursday that if LSU does not place Luis on the roster, he intends to keep up the legal push for his client’s right to play.
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he → say → right
The newest injunction takes effect before LSU’s season opener and lasts until a hearing — tentatively set for Nov. 13 — can be held in the case.
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hearing → take → case
The SEC has a long-established rule forbidding teams from adding players with major professional experience to their rosters.
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SEC → have → rosters
In September, the conference announced updated enforcement provisions to that rule, stating that the commissioner had the power to suspend coaches, fine universities up to half of a sport’s budget and restrict a member university’s voting privileges on conference matters.
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commissioner → announce → matters
Under threat of being voted out of the SEC by fellow league members, LSU elected in early September not to add to its football roster two players who’d spent part of the offseason with NFL clubs before being recruited back to college by Tigers first-year coach Lane Kiffin.
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who → vote → Kiffin
Those players, Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, had played for Kiffin at Mississippi.
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players → play → Mississippi
During Week 1 of the season, they were granted a preliminary injunction against the NCAA and SEC by another state judge in Baton Rouge.
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they → grant → Rouge
That case led the SEC to file a federal case alleging that LSU, by attempting to circumvent SEC rules, was violating the league’s First Amendment right of expressive association.
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LSU → lead → association
In other words, the SEC essentially argued it has the right to enforce rules governing competition among members who all chose to join the league.
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who → argue → league
Luis, the 2025 Big East Player of the Year with St. John’s, played three seasons of college basketball with two teams before declaring for the 2025 NBA draft.
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Luis → play → draft
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