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NBA Twitter Reacts to Ja Morant's Imminent Suspension Announcement

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant is expected to have his discipline announced soon
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NBA Twitter Reacts to Ja Morant's Imminent Suspension Announcement
NBA Twitter Reacts to Ja Morant's Imminent Suspension Announcement

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NBA commissioner Adam Silver made it clear that Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant would not have his suspension announced until after the NBA Finals. 

Speaking with reporters prior to the Finals, Silver said, "In terms of the timing, we've uncovered a fair amount of additional information... We probably could have brought it to a head now, but we made the decision, and I believe the player association agrees with us, that it would be unfair to these players and these teams to announce in the middle of this series to announce the results of that investigation."

With the Denver Nuggets eliminating the Miami Heat in Game 5, NBA Twitter wasted no time reacting to Morant's now imminent suspension announcement, sharing Tweets about the upcoming news:

This reaction from the NBA Twitter world was especially funny, because Silver explicitly stated the league's decision to withhold the announcement was to allow focus to remain on the Finals. That decision has backfired in some ways, as Silver's comments have been dissected on every major talk show, with analysts predicting how long Morant will be suspended for.

With the Finals now over, the league's announcement on Morant's suspension should be coming any day now. While it was not announced by Silver immediately upon the Finals concluding like fans were joking about, it should not be much longer before Morant and the Grizzlies know what they're facing.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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