Former Kansas/NBA forward Marcus Morris has repaid the debt owed to a pair of Las Vegas casinos, thus has been released from a Broward County, Florida jail where he had been held since Sunday on fraud charges, a Nevada prosecutor has confirmed to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Morris, in claiming his arrest ordeal was a result of a misunderstanding, announced his release in passionate statements on his Instagram account Wednesday.
“Thank God I woke up in my bed this morning,” Morris, a 35-year-old Philadelphia native who currently makes his home in Florida, wrote, indicating he’d been released from jail after reportedly repaying the MGM Grand and Wynn Hotel and Casino more than a combined $250,000 for gambling markers he allegedly purchased on two visits to the casinos in 2024.
“We received a wire transfer in the amount of $291,750 resolving the debt,” Cal Thoman, Chief Deputy District Attorney for Clark County (Nevada) told the Sun Sentinel. “We’ve released our hold and we will be dismissing the cases in our jurisdiction.”
Morris, who played at KU three seasons (2009-11) followed by a 13-year NBA career, was taken into custody Sunday afternoon at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
