The NBA world is eager to watch Thursday’s Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat. However, NBA commissioner Adam Silver dropped a bombshell about controversial Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant that is seemingly taking away attention from the highly anticipated game.
Morant was recently seen on social media toting a gun for the second time in the past few months.
This led to a ton of backlash, with the NBA star most recently posting a number of cryptic social media posts on Instagram.
Ja Morant’s Instagram story:
“Love ya ma 💙”
“Love ya pops 💙”
“You da greatest baby girl 💙 love ya”
“Bye.”Stay strong, Ja 🙏 pic.twitter.com/hur6UJnRby
— Courtside Buzz (@OfficialNBABuzz) May 24, 2023
Among those who called out the two-time NBA All-Star was Adam Silver, who said that he was “shocked” by the second gun video.
He revealed in that statement earlier this month that the NBA would be opening an investigation into the video and Morant in general. And it seems like they may have found something in their investigation.
Silver discussed Morant’s situation ahead of Game 1, saying that the league has discovered a “fair amount” of additional information about the star point guard.
“We’ve uncovered a fair amount of additional information,” said Silver via ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “We probably could have brought it to a head now, but we’ve made the decision that it would be unfair to these players and these teams to announce that decision in the middle of this series.”
Adam Silver on Ja Morant: “We’ve uncovered a fair amount of additional information. We probably could have brought it to a head now, but we’ve made the decision that it would be unfair to these players and these teams to announce that decision in the middle of this series.”
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) June 1, 2023
He later added that any disciplinary action towards Mortant will be announced shortly after the conclusion of the NBA Finals.
Adam Silver says he expects the decision regarding disciplinary action against Ja Morant to be announced soon after the Finals finish. https://t.co/2NivsK72hL
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) June 1, 2023
His attempt at keeping the focus on the NBA Finals is commendable. It has seemingly had the opposite effect.
Many are now speculating about what the new information could be and what his potential punishment will look like.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver says they have uncovered additional information on Ja Morant and have made a decision on the investigation, but will announce it after the NBA Finals 👀😳 pic.twitter.com/reHyqOzdqq
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) June 2, 2023
Adam Silver declined comment on whether Ja Morant would be available at the start of next season.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) June 1, 2023
Adam Silver just stated that the NBA has “uncovered a fair amount of information” regarding the Ja Morant situation, but will wait until after the Finals to announce a punishment. pic.twitter.com/oCpC6mt33q
— Grizz Lead (@Grizz_Lead) June 1, 2023
Adam Silver said discipline will be based on the severity of the situation as well as the NBA player’s past acts/history
He also said they uncovered additional information about Ja Morant
You guys buckle up, it’s going to be a long off-season
— Cole 𝕏 (@CREAMYCOLE_) June 1, 2023
Adam Silver on Ja Morant:
“We’ve uncovered a fair amount of additional information. We probably could have brought it to a head now, but we’ve made the decision that it would be unfair to these players and these teams to announce that decision in the middle of this series.”… pic.twitter.com/VBrzVMTrPL
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) June 1, 2023
We will see soon enough what Morant’s punishment ends up being. However, it could be an unprecedented one considering Silver didn’t just make the announcement right away.
