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Adam Silver said he was shocked after seeing another video where Ja Morant was seen flashing a gun.

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver admitted he was shocked after seeing another incident involving Ja Morant flashing a gun.

Ja Morant

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Silver gave an interview to ESPN, saying it was not a reaction he expected from the Memphis Grizzlies star.

"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 already suspended for 8 games for flashing a gun on social media in March. At that time, Silver called Morant's actions "irresponsible, reckless, and potentially very dangerous."

"We talked directly about the consequences first," Silver told ESPN on Tuesday. "Before we got to a subsequent potential to have done something wrong, we were very focused on the misconduct that was in front of us at the time. Frankly, most of our conversation was about how incredibly serious the first incident was of waving a firearm on social media."

"Again, the consequences there -- an eight-game suspension -- was pretty serious and something that he, at least to me, seemed to take incredibly seriously at that time. And we spoke for a long time about not just the consequences that could have on his career, but the safety issues around it -- [Morant] could've injured, maimed, killed himself, someone else with an act like that -- and also the acknowledgment that he's a star.

He has an incredibly huge following, and [we discussed] my concern -- and I thought he shared with me -- that millions if not tens of millions, of kids globally would have seen him do something that was celebrating in a way that act of using a firearm in that fashion. So I at least was left with the sense that he was taking this incredibly seriously," Silver explained in detail.

On Tuesday, Morant issued a public statement, saying he's taking full accountability.

"I know I've disappointed a lot of people who have supported me," Morant said in the statement. "This is a journey, and I recognize there is more work to do. My words may not mean much right now, but I take full accountability for my actions. I'm committed to continuing to work on myself."

The Instagram Live video that emerged over the weekend came from the account of Morant's best friend, Davonte Pack, who has been involved in several of Morant's off-court incidents that merited investigation from the league office.

Pack was banned from attending Grizzlies home games for a year following an investigation into a postgame confrontation with the Indiana Pacers' traveling party on Jan. 29, when a red laser was alleged to have been pointed out of an SUV where Morant was traveling.

Earlier, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Morant is facing a much longer suspension this time.

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