<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-marcus-morris-fraud-charges-dismissed-repaying-265000-debt');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Morris fraud charges dismissed after fully repaying $265,000 debt');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Marcus-Morris-reacts-to-a-call.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Gray-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Marcus Morris fraud charges dismissed after fully repaying $265,000 debt</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-10T08:30:52-07:00">August 10th, 8:30am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-10T08:30:52-07:00">August 10th, 8:30am</time><address><a>Autumn Hawkins</a>Autumn Hawkins is an Associate Entertainment Editor at ClutchPoints. She enjoys writing about music, lifestyle, film, and television. When she's not writing, she is trying the newest makeup trend, reading a romance novel, or planning her next trip. She is also a proud member of the BeyHive.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-marcus-morris-doubles-down-denial-alleged-fraud">charges against NBA veteran Marcus Morris</a> were dismissed on Wednesday (Aug. 6) after owing two Las Vegas casinos over $200,000.</p><p>According to a local news outlet, KLAS, Morris was facing fraud and theft charges before paying off the $265,000 he owed the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel and Casino and the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. He was accused of writing a $265,000 check back in 2024 to get a line of credit to gamble. Since there were insufficient funds in Morris’s bank account to cover what he owed, he was arrested on July 27.</p><p>Morris, who is currently a free agent, went to Instagram to express his frustration about the incident. He shared about the conditions he had to endure, including being held without bail, food, or water for 51 hours.</p><p>“What hurt the most is I really was chained up and sitting in jail 24 hour locked down,” Morris wrote in a <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-veteran-marcus-morris-pays-back-casino-debts-of-265000-has-theft-and-fraud-charges-dropped/">now-deleted</a> Instagram post. “Lesson learned. I’m not ducking or hiding from s–t and most of you know that about me. Check the stats, never owed or needed money for anything. So did I go past the time I needed to repay, yeah probably did. Did I know they would lock me up? Hell no.”</p><p>Morris explained that it wasn’t his first time taking out a marker to gamble and that he has done that plenty of times over the years and this was never the result.</p><p>“Did I take out a marker to gamble? Yes. Was this my first time? No,” Morris wrote. “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.”</p><p>Fans have not heard the last of this situation as he shared that he and his twin brother Markieff Morris will speak about the incident at another time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Morris fraud charges dismissed after fully repaying $265,000 debt

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-marcus-morris-doubles-down-denial-alleged-fraud');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Morris doubles down with denial about alleged fraud');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Former-NBA-forward-Marcus-Morris-i.jpg"><figcaption>Mike Watters-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Marcus Morris doubles down with denial about alleged fraud</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-03T11:50:24-07:00">August 3rd, 11:50am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-03T11:50:24-07:00">August 3rd, 11:50am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA Stories</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Retired NBA forward Marcus Morris once again set the record straight about his alleged fraud, doubling down on his denial of writing a bad check, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-marcus-morris-breaks-silence-on-fraud-charges-nsfw-rant">Morris went on a NSFW rant about his arrest</a>. After he was freed from jail, the NBA podcast host joined his twin brother, Markieff Morris, to explain his side of the story. The Morris brothers explained how everything went down.</p><p>A frustrated Morris <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Vq5chANwg" rel="noopener">admitted to some wrongdoing</a>, but not one to the extent of writing bad checks or committing fraud, which was how his rant started as part of a short 20-minute episode, per Marcus and Markieff Morris’ YouTube channel.</p><p>“Don’t ever put my name with nothing but fraud. This is not fraud activity,” Morris said. “I have never wrote a check to no casinos in exchange for money that I can put in my pocket. I wrote exchange for credit thinking that you know the source of the income and you know what I’ve done in the past years to pay it back plus put the money back that I chose to take from y’all to gamble with. So you know I want to just clear that up and then you could take it how you want.”</p><p>The ordeal for Morris is a valuable lesson he warned others about after having spent days inconserated.</p><p>“You could think about think about me this way. But I know what my loved ones and the people that surround us and the people we surround ourselves with really feel about us,” Morris added. “But listen, jail, don’t f*** with it. Don’t f*** with it. That’s why we had to do this s*** outside cuz I couldn’t sit in no small ass room. I came home, I think I slept outside.”</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris breaks silence on fraud charges</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Former-NBA-forward-Marcus-Morris-ii.jpg"><figcaption>Mike Watters-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>When the news of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/marcus-morris-stole-a-total-of-265k-according-to-prosecutors">Marcus Morris’ arrest broke over fraud charges</a>, it didn’t take long for Morris to speak out at the first opportunity he could. Morris <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/30/marcus-morris-addresses-arrest-casino-theft-allegations/" rel="noopener">addressed the charge</a> on his Instagram.</p><p>“The word FRAUD was thrown on my name as if I took something or really wrote a check to a casino in exchange for cash,” Morris wrote. “Did I take out a marker to gamble yes. 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.”</p><p>Hopefully, Morris can put all of this behind him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Morris doubles down with denial about alleged fraud

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-kendrick-perkins-discloses-gambling-issues-amid-marcus-morris-fraud-charge');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kendrick Perkins discloses own gambling issues amid Marcus Morris fraud charge');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/NBA-news-Kendrick-Perkins-discloses-own-gambling-issues-amid-Marcus-Morris-fraud-charge-.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Kendrick Perkins discloses own gambling issues amid Marcus Morris fraud charge</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-31T09:44:11-07:00">July 31st, 9:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-31T09:44:11-07:00">July 31st, 9:44am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former NBA center Kendrick Perkins revealed his past <a href="https://youtu.be/C2l9uxwD-qI?t=2109" rel="noopener">struggles with gambling addiction</a> while addressing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-marcus-morris-breaks-silence-on-fraud-charges-nsfw-rant">Marcus Morris’ recent fraud charges</a> tied to unpaid casino debts in Las Vegas.</p><p>Speaking on a recent episode of the Road Trippin podcast, Perkins shared his personal experience with casino gambling and offered insight into how legal trouble can arise from gambling-related credit.</p><p>“So let me say this, as a guy that used to be a big time gambler at casinos. Like four or five years ago, I actually had an addiction in gambling,” Perkins said. “I actually went up to the casino and signed myself that I would never gamble again. Not that they made me, I did it. I was a blackjack type of guy.”</p><p>Perkins explained that when a gambler takes out a “marker” — a line of credit offered by casinos — they are required to repay it within 30 days. Failure to do so can result in fraud charges.</p><p>“And what happens with these markers, when you take a marker out from the casino is basically you’re getting a marker and you have 30 days to pay the marker back,” he said. “If you don’t pay the marker back than it’s labeled as ‘fraud’ or you’re writing a bad check. Because when you and take the line of credit, you know that basically what they’re saying is that you knew you didn’t have the funds.”</p><h2><b>Kendrick Perkins opens up on gambling addiction amid Marcus Morris fraud charges</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Marcus-Morris-reacts-to-a-call.jpg"><figcaption>Rob Gray-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Morris, who played 13 seasons in the NBA and last appeared with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2023–24 season, was arrested July 27 in Broward County, Florida. He was released two days later. Nevada authorities allege he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/marcus-morris-stole-a-total-of-265k-according-to-prosecutors">wrote approximately $260,000 in bad checks</a> to the MGM Grand and Wynn Las Vegas tied to unpaid casino markers during 2024.</p><p>Perkins spoke further on the financial and emotional toll gambling can take.</p><p>“I know what gambling could do to you,” Perkins said. “Bro you go to those f—-ing casinos and you sit there and all of a sudden you’re like, ‘Hey let me get a line of credit for $20,000.’ They give you $20,000 and you smoke the s—t. Than you say bring me $30,000 more. And than you’re sitting there and you’re gambling all day, and next thing you know, you’re 100 bands in the hole.”</p><p>Perkins’ comments come as gambling-related legal troubles draw wider attention around the NBA. Earlier this week, former <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-gilbert-arenas-breaks-silence-conspiracy-charge-arrest">NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas was also arrested</a> and indicted on federal charges linked to an alleged illegal gambling ring.</p><p>According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, Arenas and a suspected Israeli crime figure were arrested in connection to high-stakes poker games held at a mansion in Encino, California. The operation is under federal investigation.</p><p>As legal issues surrounding gambling continue to emerge among former NBA players, Perkins’ admission underscores the financial risks and legal ramifications tied to casino credit and addiction.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kendrick Perkins discloses own gambling issues amid Marcus Morris fraud charge

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-marcus-morris-breaks-silence-on-fraud-charges-nsfw-rant');   ga('set', 'title', 'Marcus Morris Sr. breaks silence on fraud charges with NSFW rant');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Marcus-Morris.jpg"><figcaption>© Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Marcus Morris Sr. breaks silence on fraud charges with NSFW rant</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-07-30T12:34:11-07:00">July 30th, 12:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-07-30T12:34:11-07:00">July 30th, 12:34pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Former NBA player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-news-marcus-morris-sr-mugshot-florida-arrest">Marcus Morris Sr. was arrested</a> in Broward County after authorities in Nevada claimed that he wrote $260,000 worth of bad checks to the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino and the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel and Casino in 2024. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/marcus-morris-denied-bond-after-fraud-charge">Morris was arrested on July 27</a> and released on July 29.</p><p>A video surfaced on social media showing that he was denied bond by the judge following the arrest, and that he would have only released Morris for extradition to Nevada.</p><p>A day later, Morris <a href="https://x.com/Keefmorris/status/1950587915173519663" rel="noopener">addressed the situation</a> on <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/30/marcus-morris-addresses-arrest-casino-theft-allegations/" rel="noopener">his Instagram page</a>.</p><p>“The word FRAUD was thrown on my name as if I took something or really wrote a check to a casino in exchange for cash,” Morris wrote. “Did I take out a marker to gamble yes. 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…</p><p>“So yea I took my time to pay back the money that could of been handle on the spot if l’d known that I would have been locked up like I was trying to flee or a flight risk. I was just in Vegas no phone call vist or nothing. Actually gambled and had mansions at both casinos. The Key word I won’t except if fraud because this had nothing to do with no money exchange or me not being able to pay something. My Character means everything and my family as well.”</p><h2><b>Marcus Morris Sr. speaks on being arrested </b></h2><p>Morris then noted that he had to stay in jail for 51 hours and was on a 24-hour lockdown, which hurt him the most. Nonetheless, he’s admitted that he may not have paid his dues back on time, but didn’t think they would lock him up because of it.</p><p>I’m not ducking or hiding from s— and most of you know that about me, Morris continued. “Check the stats never owed or needed money for anything. So did I go past the time I needed to repay yea probably did, did I know they would locked me up, h— No.”</p><p>Many will probably be tuned into what more Morris has to say about the situation.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Morris Sr. breaks silence on fraud charges with NSFW rant

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Whether it's catching the latest blockbuster, watching the marquee matchup of the week, attending live concerts, or getting immersed in the world of gaming, Burtland finds joy in all forms of entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Marcus Morris has been firmly denied bond <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2025/07/29/marcus-morris-accused-of-stealing-265-000-from-las-vegas-casinos/" rel="noopener">following his arrest on fraud charges</a> at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport on Sunday, TMZ reports. The 35‑year‑old appeared in handcuffs during a Tuesday court hearing, where the judge denied <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celebrity/marcus-morris-denied-bond-after-fraud-charge">Morris</a>‘ release, citing outstanding warrants and potential extradition concerns.</p><h2><b>New allegations reveal $265K casino fraud in Las Vegas</b></h2><p>According to freshly obtained court documents, prosecutors allege Morris defrauded two major Las Vegas casinos by writing bad checks in 2024:</p><p><i>In May, he allegedly issued a $115,000 check to the MGM Grand that never cleared. A month later, he reportedly wrote another delinquent $150,000 check to Wynn Las Vegas. In total, the alleged fraud amounts to approximately $265,000.</i></p><p>Two separate arrest warrants for Morris were issued earlier this year tied to these incidents. He was taken into custody at the airport in Florida and remains in custody pending extradition to Nevada.</p><p>Markieff Morris, Marcus’ twin brother, slammed the public nature of the arrest, writing on X:</p><p>“The wording is crazy… They got y’all really thinking bro did some fraud s‑t… When y’all hear the real story… Lesson learned.”</p><p>His agent, Yony Noy, also defended him on social media, calling the case “absolute insanity” and emphasizing that the claims stem from an outstanding casino marker, not intentional fraud.</p><h2><b>Legal path forward</b></h2><p>Morris’ attorneys argued that bond would allow him to pay down his debt more quickly. The judge, however, refused. She said Morris could only be released for extradition to Nevada, where the warrants originated, or if the state withdraws the arrests.</p><p>Another court appearance is scheduled for late August, but his team hopes the case resolves sooner.</p><p>This incident extends Morris’ legal history. In 2012, he entered a diversion program for battery charges, and in 2015 he was acquitted of assault related to a brawl involving his brother Markieff.</p><p>Over his 13‑year NBA career, drafted 14th overall in 2011 by Houston, Morris played for eight teams, logging over 820 games with career averages of 12.0 points and 4.4 rebounds. His peak season came with the Knicks in 2019‑20, averaging 19.6 points over 43 games. His last NBA action came in the 2023‑24 season, and he has since made frequent appearances on ESPN’s “First Take.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Marcus Morris stole a total of $265k according to prosecutors

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