Feb 18, 2009 9:06 AM EST

Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie says that the NBA has granted the team salary cap relief for 2008-09 and 2009-10 on the contract of Shareef Abdur-Rahim.

Abdur-Rahim will still be paid his salary, $12.8 million over the two years, but by an insurance company because of career-ending knee problems.

Via Sacramento Bee