{"id":33883,"date":"2025-07-31T02:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33883\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T02:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:10:02","slug":"ex-clipper-marcus-morris-sr-out-of-jail-after-two-days-without-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33883\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Clipper Marcus Morris Sr. out of jail after two days without bail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Marcus Morris Sr.<\/a> appears to be back home after more than two days in a Florida jail following his weekend arrest over money he owed to two Las Vegas casinos.<\/p>\n

Morris, who played for the Clippers<\/a> and seven other teams during his 11-year NBA career, took to Instagram<\/a> on Wednesday morning, writing, \u201cI woke up in my bed this morning\u201d after having \u201cto sit for 51 hours no bail and not even a chance to pay it back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo did I go past the time I needed to repay yea probably did, did i know they would locked me up, hellllllllll No,\u201d Morris wrote, followed by four crying while laughing emojis. \u201cI would pay a thing to stay outta jail. Money paid back and lesson learned.\u201d<\/p>\n

Morris was arrested<\/a> Sunday at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on felony fraud charges out of Nevada. Records from the Las Vegas Township Justice Court indicate that warrants were issued earlier this year for Morris\u2019 arrest on the same two felony counts in each case \u2014 drawing or passing a check for $1,200 or more with the intent to defraud and theft valued at $100,000 or more.<\/p>\n

During a hearing Tuesday morning in Florida\u2019s Broward County, it was confirmed that the warrants for Morris\u2019 arrest in Nevada were over outstanding casino markers for more than $100,000 each. Morris was denied bail pending his extradition to Nevada.<\/p>\n

A prosecuting attorney representing Florida indicated he had been told that Nevada was willing to consider dismissing the warrants if Morris\u2019 debts were paid in full. The judge stated that if the warrants against him were dismissed, Morris would be released. An attorney representing Morris said that \u201ca large payment\u201d had already been sent via wire in an effort to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n

Morris is no longer listed on the Broward County Sheriff\u2019s Office\u2019s inmate directory. Las Vegas Township Justice Court records still list both warrants for Morris\u2019 arrest as active, but on Tuesday a new court date was set in both cases for Aug. 6.<\/p>\n

In his lengthy Instagram post, Morris wrote that he does not appreciate how he has been portrayed by some during his ordeal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe key word I won\u2019t [accept is] fraud because this had nothing to do with no money exchange or me not being able to pay something,\u201d he wrote. \u201cMy Character means everything to me and my family as well. I hate for Vegas to really make me really look like a criminal over a petty couple hundred. And really made me sit 51 hours over that s\u2014.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said that he and his twin brother, NBA veteran Markieff Morris, will appear \u201con a platform sometime soon … to explain what took place and what lessons was learned for the young [athletes] that watch and look up to us.\u201d<\/p>\n