Heading into the 2019-20 NBA season, there was great optimism for the Los Angeles Lakers, especially with DeMarcus Cousins signing a one-year, $3.5 million deal.
Unfortunately, Cousins suffered a torn ACL injury during a workout and the Mobile Police Department issued an arrest warrant on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge.
As the Lakers signed Dwight Howard to a one-year, non-guaranteed deal as Cousins’ replacement, they recently applied for a $1.75 million disabled player exception.
With Cousins expected to miss the entire season, the NBA has granted the Lakers the disabled player exception, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic:
The Lakers have been granted a disabled player exception worth $1.