The Clippers applied for an injury exception due to Bill s reimbursement: the quota is 2.677 million US dollars, which can only be used by reducing salary.

On November 22, according to famous reporter Jack Fisher, the Los Angeles Clippers have applied for an injury exception in view of Bradley Beal’s season-ending hip injury.

According to NBA regulations, if a player on the team suffers an injury that is assessed to have a high probability of causing him to miss the league season until June 15, the team is eligible to apply for an injury exception. Bill, who was diagnosed with a hip fracture last week, is expected to qualify for this application.

The injury exception will not add additional roster spots to the team, but it will bring a certain degree of flexibility in salary space. Teams can use this exception to sign players whose contracts are about to expire through trades, claims, etc., or they can sign free agents to a one-year contract.

The calculation rule for the amount of the injury exception is to take the lower of the non-luxury tax mid-level exception amount and half of the injured player's salary. Since Bill's salary cap limit this season is US$5.354 million, which is far lower than the amount of the non-luxury tax mid-level exception, the injury exception limit applied for by the Clippers this time is US$2.677 million.

The Clippers have fully used the mid-level exception this season, and because they have used the biennial exception in the 2024-25 season, they can no longer use this exception this season. This means that this injury exception may be of great use to the Clippers. The team may be able to sign free agents with a salary higher than the veteran minimum salary, or trade for players with a salary close to the minimum salary.

However, the Clippers face a problem: the current team salary is only US$1.28 million short of the first luxury tax line hard salary cap. NBA teams are not allowed to exceed the hard salary cap limit under any circumstances, so even if the league approves an injury exception for Bill, the Clippers can only use up to $1.28 million of it unless they reduce the team's existing salary total through other means.

The deadline for using the injury exception is March 10.