Former Celtic Marcus Morris arrested on fraud charge

Former Celtics ahead Marcus Morris was arrested Sunday in Broward County, Florida on a fraud cost, according to booking records.

Morris, 35, was booked for what police stated was a case of “[insufficient] funds test.”

Morris himself has but to publicly deal with the matter. His twin brother, Markieff, weighed in on social media.

“The wording is loopy,” Markieff wrote in a put up on X. “Rattling for that sum of money they’ll embarrass you within the airport with your loved ones. They obtained y’all actually considering bro did some fraud s***. They may have got here to the crib for all that. When y’all hear the true story on this s*** man. All I can say is Lesson discovered. Bro will inform y’all tomorrow. This bizarre s*** gave me a headache. Can’t cease nothin!”

Morris’s agent, Yony Noy, tried to make clear the scenario with a press release.

Yahoo Sports’s Chris Cwik obtained a replica of Noy’s full assertion:

“Simply so everybody understands that is zero fraud right here or no matter crap shops have stated relating to faux checks or regardless of the hell,” wrote Noy. “This is because of an impressive marker with a on line casino. Apparently if in case you have over $1,200 they will concern a warrant to your arrest. Absolute madness!”

Morris was an NBA first-round choose by the Rockets in 2011. His brother, Markieff, was chosen one choose forward of him by the Suns. He finally performed alongside his brother with Phoenix for components of three seasons. In 2017, Marcus was traded to the Celtics in alternate for Avery Bradley and a second-round choose.

He stayed in Boston till 2019, when he signed with the Knicks. Morris was final on an NBA roster in Sept. 2024 when he was waived by New York. Since then, he has made appearances on ESPN as an NBA analyst.