Former NBA player Marcus Morris repaid the debt that landed him in a Broward jail cell and is about to go free, a Nevada prosecutor confirmed late Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, Morris was ordered held without bond to give the Clark County District Attorney’s Office time to arrange for his extradition to Nevada. The gossip site TMZ reported that he owed a total of $265,000 to a pair of Las Vegas casinos.
“We received a wire transfer in the amount of $291,750 resolving the debt,” said Cal Thoman, Chief Deputy District Attorney for Clark County. “We’ve released our hold and we will be dismissing the cases in our jurisdiction.”
Morris, whose 14-year professional basketball career saw him bounce from the New York Knicks and the Philadelphia 76ers to the Phoenix Suns and the L.A. Clippers, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
According to TMZ, the charges stemmed from two 2024 visits to popular resort hotels.
At the first, handed the MGM Grand a check for $115,000, cashing it even though he allegedly knew he didn’t have the money to cover it. He did the same at the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel and Casino with a check for $150,000, according to TMZ.
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