Marcus Morris Sr. mentioned he was behind bars for 51 hours and given no meals or water after his arrest on Sunday.
The 13-year NBA veteran and ESPN analyst was arrested on a felony cost of fraud over allegations that he wrote $260,000 in unhealthy checks to cowl playing markers at two Las Vegas casinos.
In a prolonged message posted to Instagram on Tuesday, Morris defined that “no mistakes [were made] on my behalf” and a misunderstanding occurred after he took out a marker to gamble in Las Vegas.
“Did I take out a marker to gamble? Yes,” Morris, 35, wrote. “Was this my first time, no. I’ve been enjoying my off time and doing what I like every year at some point in Vegas at a high level for years and that’s not just gambling. I really thought the amount of money and time I spent there would really have value … so this year I took my time to pay back the money that could of been [handled] on the spot if I’d known that would have been locked up like I was trying to flee or a flight risk.”
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Morris went on to clarify that he was upset being painted to “look like a criminal over a petty couple hundred” {dollars}.
“So did I go past the time I needed to repay, yea probably did. Did I know they would locked (sic) me up helllllll No,” he added, with just a few crying laughing emojis.
Morris appeared at a listening to Tuesday in Broward County, the place a choose denied his movement for bond, saying she would solely launch Morris to Nevada authorities for extradition — or if the warrants that had been issued for his arrest had been withdrawn, based on TMZ.
His twin brother, former NBA champ Markieff Morris, attended the listening to and he denied the fraud allegation in a submit on X.
Morris’s subsequent court docket date is about for late August.
“Say what you want but FRAUD will never be something I’m apart of or wasting my time with,” Morris, a ex-Knick, wrote in his caption. “Them cash ain’t altering no life kinds on this aspect. This received’t be up for lengthy. No errors on my behalf simply didn’t suppose that was attainable. Extra of a lessoned (sic) discovered.
“However to sit down for 51 hours no bail and never even an opportunity to pay it again until after 2 days go by was outta pocket. 24 hour Lockdown no meals or water for the entire 51 hours. That’s the half that harm me probably the most. I’ve put my time sources into each in my life however to be handled in that method did one thing to me.
“I’ve been having fun with my self in Vegas for 10 years plus at a excessive degree and never simply playing if you realize us. So take it the way you need it. Solely factor I look again on my children and household and associates that know had been I stand as a MAN that got here from nothing. By no means been a fraud or did fraud s–t. I’ll take this second and be taught from it and take slander if that what you name it. Web undefeated I’m not going forwards and backwards with nobody.
“You can’t spend markers outside of the casino. No money was exchanged or taken from any casino and into my pocket. You spend that money there if you don’t know how it works. Last thing, I never wrote a check at any point to a casino. When u get a marker that’s considered a check which I didn’t know. We could’ve handled this MOB style in the back room at the casinos lol. But seriously though never been a FRAUD or participated in no fraud s–t. Thank you to whoever in my corner you know where I stand and who I am. Social media undefeated so have at it. God has his plan for me.”
Morris added that he and Markieff “will address this live on camera” on Wednesday.
Morris’ agent, Yony Noy, publicly denied the fraud allegation.
“Just so everyone understands this is zero fraud here or whatever crap outlets have said regarding fake checks or whatever the hell,” Noy wrote Sunday to X. “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. Absolute insanity!”
