DENVER — NBA commissioner Adam Silver indicated that he has reached a decision regarding the league office's looming disciplinary action against Memphis Grizzlies superstar guard Ja Morant but would wait until after a champion has been crowned in the Finals to announce the punishment.
The Grizzlies suspended Morant on May 14, pending league review, after a social media post circulated showing the All-Star brandishing a firearm.
The NBA suspended Morant for eight games after a similar incident in March, when Morant traveled to New York to meet with Silver and other league officials to discuss the issue.
During his annual news conference before the NBA Finals opener, Silver said the «history of prior acts» and «the individual player's history» would be considered when assessing what discipline was appropriate. «We uncovered a fair amount of additional information since I was asked about the situation,» Silver said Thursday. «I would say we probably could have brought it to a head now, but we made a decision — and I believe the players' association agrees with us — that it would be unfair to these players and these teams in the middle of the series to announce the results of that investigation.