NBA commissioner Adam Silver described himself as « shocked » when he saw a social media video of Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant holding a firearm less than two months after they met to discuss a similar incident that resulted in an eight-game suspension.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver described himself as « shocked » when he saw a social media video of Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant holding a firearm less than two months after they met to discuss a similar incident that resulted in an eight-game suspension.
The Grizzlies on Sunday suspended Morant from all offseason team activities, pending the league office’s review of the video that surfaced over the weekend.
« Honestly, I was shocked when I saw this weekend that video, » Silver told ESPN’s Malika Andrews from the NBA’s draft lottery Tuesday in Chicago. « Now, we’re in the process of investigating it, and we’ll figure out exactly what happened to the best we can. The video is a bit grainy and all that, but I’m assuming the worst. »
Morant was previously suspended in March after he could be seen during an Instagram Live session holding up a handgun while intoxicated at a Denver area club when the Grizzlies were in town to play the Nuggets.
Morant enrolled in a Florida counseling facility — to learn how to manage stress better, he later said — before traveling to New York City to meet with Silver at the commissioner’s office 11 days after the incident.
