Marcus Morris has been denied bond after the NBA player was arrested on a fraud charge at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Sunday, according to TMZ. The judge denied the bond during a hearing on Tuesday that saw the 35-year-old handcuffed, TMZ noted.
“The wording is crazy,” Marcus’ brother Markieff Morris wrote in a post made to X on Sunday night regarding the fraud charge. “Damn for that amount of money they’ll embarrass you in the airport with your family. They got y’all really thinking bro did some fraud shit. They could have came to the crib for all that. When y’all hear the real story on this shit man. All I can say is Lesson learned. Bro will tell y’all tomorrow. This weird shit gave me a headache. Can’t stop nothin!”
Morris has been held in custody since Sunday, following his arrest in Fort Lauderdale. According to authorities, Morris was wanted in connection to a charge stemming from unpaid gambling debts in Las Vegas. The specific charge, which is fraud by insufficient funds, is linked to what Morris’s agent, Yony Noy, described as an “outstanding marker with a casino.”
"Just so everyone understands this is zero fraud here or whatever crap outlets have said regarding fake checks or whatever the hell. 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!," Noy tweeted.
According to TMZ, Morris’s legal team pleaded with the judge to grant bond during Tuesday's hearing, arguing that their client was actively working to repay the Nevada debts. The lawyers contended that releasing Morris would allow him to address the issue more efficiently.
However, the judge wasn’t convinced and denied the motion for bond, ruling that Morris could only be released if Nevada authorities extradited him or if the active warrants tied to the case were rescinded.
A follow-up hearing has been scheduled for late August, though Morris and his legal team are hoping for a quicker resolution.