Silver would not divulge any potential punishment, but the expectation in league circles is for him to come down much harder on Morant this time. If it had been a 12-game suspension instead of an eight-game suspension, would that have mattered?” ![]() It was going to be about his future conduct. But I think he understood that it wasn’t about his words. “For me at the time, an eight-game suspension seemed very serious, and the conversation we had, and Tamika Tremaglio from the Players Association was there, as well, felt heartfelt and serious. “I’ve thought about that, and Joe Dumars, who is here, was in the room with me when we met with Ja, and he’s known Ja longer than I have, Silver said. Silver was asked if he had come down harder on Morant after the first incident - his suspension was seen as player-friendly - if things would have been different. 2 seed Grizzlies were eliminated in the first round by the Lakers his actions were part of the distractions that threw off the Grizzlies. That came months after Morant was suspended eight games after another video of him flashing a gun in a Denver area club was posted on Instagram Live.Īfter that first incident, Morant spent time away from the team to seek counseling, and he met with Silver about what had happened. Grizzlies star Ja Morant was allegedly seen holding a gun on an IG Live yesterday. Morant has since released a statement taking responsibility for his actions, but otherwise staying out of the spotlight. The Grizzlies suspended Morant after he appeared to flash a handgun on friend Davonte Pack’s Instagram account. ![]() It seemed better to park that at the moment, at least any public announcement, and my sense now is that shortly after the conclusion of the Finals we will announce the outcome of that investigation.” “Given that we’re, of course, in the offseason, he has now been suspended by the Memphis Grizzlies indefinitely, so nothing would have changed anyway in the next few weeks. “I will say we probably could have brought it to a head now, but we made the 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. “We’ve uncovered a fair amount of additional information, I think, since I was first asked about the situation,” Silver said in a press conference before Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Of course, it will be available on every major platform: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and more.ĭENVER - The NBA has nearly concluded its investigation into the latest incident of Ja Morant apparently waiving a gun on social media, however, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said the league plans to “park” the report and any announcement of a possible punishment until after the NBA Finals, so as not to distract from the games. Honored to share 75th anniversary cover with the greats □□ /oN8D91VBoj That cover will feature two retired legends - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Dirk Nowitzki - along with Kevin Durant. There will be a special NBA 75th Anniversary Edition of the popular video game. Huge honor to be on the cover of #NBA2K22. I’m hopeful there will be many more badass females to follow □□□□ /WJan4YE7Qtĭoncic will be on the cover of the standard, international NBA 2K22 game. Parker will grace the cover of the WNBA 25th Anniversary Special Edition of 2K22.Įxtremely proud and humbled to be the first female cover athlete in the history of honored to work with a company that’s investing in women and betting on us to succeed. The Chicago Sky’s Parker becomes the first woman on the NBA 2K cover, one of several cover athletes for NBA 2K22 announced on Wednesday. It was a very different question for Candace Parker - but this year the WNBA legend and two-time Olympic gold medalist is breaking ground. It was always a question of when, not if, Luka Doncic ended up on the cover of NBA 2K.
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