A little less than a year ago, NBA commissioner Adam Silver was “assuming the worst” when a second Instagram Live post showed up, with Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant brandishing what appeared to be a gun.

The video, which surfaced on the morning of May 14, resulted in Morant serving a 25-game suspension at the start of the 2023-24 season. Silver declared that the league would continue to stay in contact with Morant and monitor his progress.

On Monday, Silver provided the latest updates on his conversations with the point guard.

“He and I have checked in with each other over the course of the season but more importantly, working with the players’ association, we have regular check-ins with him and his team around him and have done that throughout the year,” Silver said during a meeting with national sports editors in the NBA’s New York office. “All the reports have come back very positive.”

Morant spent last offseason staying out of the limelight. Since then, he has left his agency, Tandem Sports, and joined Mike Miller’s Lift Sports. Morant and his personal team also have started an AAU program called Twelve Time for sixth and seventh graders.

“From everything we have seen, his development has been very positive,” Silver said. “Working with the team and his personal management, having a stronger support team around him seems to be making a difference in his life.”

Silver said he was “sorry” to see Morant get injured after just a nine-game return following the 25-game suspension. Morant had labral surgery on his right shoulder that ended his season.

Silver is often the face in front of NBA disciplinary decisions, but former Detroit Pistons guard Joe Dumars serves as the league’s executive vice president and head of basketball operations. Dumars was in the room each time Silver met with Morant, and he’s often the one making the calls to players to explain their punishments.

“This is a young guy that has made some mistakes, but I will say this, though: When he came into this office and met with Adam, myself and a couple of more people, he owned it,” Dumars said. “He didn’t sit there and make any excuses and say, ‘No, I didn’t.’

“He owned it and accepted his punishment. When I see that, I really feel like a guy has a chance to be better. You can’t get better until you own something.”