Marcus Morris is opening up about his recent arrest and the accusations that he stole hundreds of thousands from two Las Vegas casinos, insisting it’s all a big misunderstanding.
On Wednesday morning, the NBA player took to Instagram to share his side for the first time since being arrested in Florida on Sunday.
He explained the issue started when he took out a gambling “marker” in Vegas, admitting he borrowed the money but thought he had more time to repay it.
“Did I go past the time I needed to repay,” he wrote, “yea probably did.” But on being locked up, he said, “Did I know they would locked me up, helllllllll no.”
Nevada authorities claim Morris wrote $260,000 in bad checks to the MGM Grand and Wynn Las Vegas earlier this year.
He was held for 51 hours, which he described as harsh: “24 hour Lockdown no food or water for the whole 51 hours. That’s the part that hurt me the most.”
Morris says he has since paid off all debts and denies any criminal wrongdoing: “We could’ve handled this MOB style in the back room at the casinos lol… never been a FRAUD or participated in no fraud s***.”
He and his twin brother, Markieff, plan to address the situation further later Wednesday.
Marcus Morris is opening up on his arrest and the allegations he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from two Las Vegas casinos. Story: https://t.co/hZT8mgJwKw pic.twitter.com/WSe2NzYtDu
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