NBA veteran and former New York Knick Marcus Morris was arrested Sunday in Florida on a felony fraud cost.
Morris, 35, remained behind bars with out bail on Monday, in line with on-line jail data in Broward County. He was accused of writing a test with inadequate funds, and the data indicated he was held on an out of state warrant.
The arrest was on account of an unpaid playing debt, in line with Morris’ agent, Yony Noy.
“Just so everyone understands this is zero fraud here,” Noy wrote on social media. “This is due to an outstanding marker with a casino. Apparently if you have over $1,200 they can issue a warrant for your arrest.”
Marcus Morris Sr. of the New York Knicks at American Airways Heart on Nov. 8, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photograph by Ronald Martinez/Getty Photographs)
Casinos problem markers as a type of credit score with frequent gamers, however they sometimes have to be used inside 30 days. Failing to repay a on line casino marker is handled as writing a nasty test below Nevada legislation, and never paying a marker value greater than $1,200 can certainly lead to felony prices.
Morris was arrested at an airport in Broward County, in line with on-line data. The biggest airport within the county is Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Worldwide.
“Damn for that amount of money they’ll embarrass you in the airport with your family,” Morris’ twin brother and fellow NBA vet, Markieff, wrote on social media. “They got y’all really thinking bro did some fraud s–t. They could have came to the crib for all that. When y’all hear the real story on this s–t man. All I can say is lesson learned. Bro will tell y’all tomorrow.”
Initially Printed: July 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM EDT
