Overview

• At his first court hearing on July 29, a Broward County judge rejected Morris’s request for bond and ordered him held until Nevada extradition proceedings begin
• Morris remains jailed without bail on a Florida charge for writing a check with insufficient funds and an out-of-state hold linked to a Las Vegas warrant
• The Las Vegas warrant arises from an unpaid casino marker exceeding $1,200, which Nevada law treats as a felony bad-check offense
• His twin brother, Markieff Morris, and agent Yony Noy have publicly disputed the fraud label, saying the case stems from an unpaid gambling debt rather than intentional deceit
• A 13-year NBA veteran and current free agent, Morris has appeared on ESPN and previously resolved a 2012 battery diversion and a 2015 assault case without felony convictions