Former NBA player Marcus Morris Sr., who spent part of his career with the Phoenix Suns along with his twin brother Markieff Morris, has been arrested.
The 35-year-old NBA star was arrested on Sunday (July 27) on a fraud charge in Broward County, Florida.
Broward County, Florida, arrest records showed Morris was arrested in connection with writing a check with insufficient funds, USA Today reported.
Markieff Morris posted on social media Sunday that his brother’s arrest occurred at an airport and indicated the situation was not serious.
“The wording is crazy. Damn for that amount of money they’ll embarrass you in the airport with your family,” he wrote on X.
Morris played for the Suns from 2013-2015 before being traded to the Detroit Pistons. A 13-year veteran, he most recently played for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2023-24, and also played for the Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Los Angeles Clippers , and Philadelphia 76ers.
He appeared as a guest analyst on ESPN last season.
In 2015, Morris and his brother were charged with aggravated assault in connection with the beating of a man outside a Phoenix basketball tournament 2015. Both were acquitted of the charges along with a third man in 2017
