Former Celtic Marcus Morris arrested on fraud charge; agent claims ‘marker with a casino’

According to booking records, Marcus Morris, a former Celtics forward, was arrested on Sunday in Broward County, Florida, on suspicion of fraud.

Morris, 35, was charged with [insufficient] funds check, according to the police.

Morris has not yet addressed the issue in public. Markieff, his twin brother, shared his thoughts on social media.

Markieff wrote in a post on X, and the terminology is insane. They’ll make you and your family seem foolish at the airport for that much money. They made you all assume that your brother had committed some scam. For all of that, they might have visited the crib. when everyone learns the truth about this jerk. Lesson learned is all I have to say. Tomorrow, bro, I’ll tell you everything. I had a headache from this odd s***. Nothing can be stopped!

Yony Noy, Morris’s agent, attempted to provide clarification in a statement.

Chris Cwikgot of Yahoo Sports obtained a copy of Noy’s whole statement:

Noy said, “Just so everyone knows that there is no fraud here, regardless of what shit outlets have said about fake checks, or whatever the hell.” This is because of a casino’s exceptional marking. It seems that they can obtain an arrest warrant if you have more than $1,200. Complete madness!

In 2011, the Rockets selected Morris in the first round of the NBA Draft. The Suns selected his brother, Markieff, one choice before him. In the end, he spent portions of three seasons playing for Phoenix with his brother. Marcus was dealt to the Celtics in 2017 for a second-round pick and Avery Bradley.

Before joining the Knicks in 2019, he remained in Boston. Morris was waived by New York in September 2024, the last time he was on an NBA roster. Since then, he has appeared as an NBA analyst on ESPN.

Since 2016, Hayden Bird has been employed at Boston.com as a sports staff writer. He covers all aspect of New England sports.