Marcus Morris Sr. said he was behind bars for 51 hours and given no food or water after his arrest on Sunday.

The 13-year NBA veteran and ESPN analyst was arrested on a felony charge of fraud over allegations that he wrote $260,000 in bad checks to cover gambling markers at two Las Vegas casinos.

In a lengthy message posted to Instagram on Tuesday, Morris explained that “no mistakes [were made] on my behalf” and a misunderstanding occurred after he took out a marker to gamble in Las Vegas.

“Did I take out a marker to gamble? Yes,” Morris, 35, wrote. “Was this my first time, no. I’ve been enjoying my off time and doing what I like every year at some point in Vegas at a high level for years and that’s not just gambling. I really thought the amount of money and time I spent there would r

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