What happened: Oklahoma City Thunder are allowed to apply for a Disabled Player Exception for both injured players. The NBA-designated physician must determine whether either player will be out until June 15. Oklahoma City remains eligible to use an exception despite being over the first apron.

Why it matters: The mechanism gives Oklahoma City a roster-building option while short-handed. Eligibility over the apron preserves access to a signing or trade pathway if the medical standard is met.

What to watch: The next step is the league physician ruling on each player. That ruling decides whether any exception becomes available.