Blake Griffin‘s season of agony is over as the Detroit Pistons were awarded a disabled player exception by the NBA.
The league office granted the Pistons a $9.2 million exception to be used, reported The Athletic’s Shams Charania. It effectively ends Griffin’s season. Detroit Free Press reporter Vince Ellis said that the exception expires on March 10.
The Pistons are restricted to the salary cap and adding salary would cause them to go into the luxury tax. But it’s useful for the organization to have given the potential trades they could make to free up a roster spot.