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Earlier this week, Marcus and Markieff Morris had their aggravated assault charges stemming back from January 2015 dropped.
According to Chris Forsberg of ESPN, Marcus expressed much relief that legal issues are behind and that he can now refocus back to his first campaign with the Boston Celtics.
“It's a big relief [to be acquitted]. For a second I felt like it was kind of killing my character for a lot of people who don't know me. So just to get acquitted of everything and now be a Boston Celtic, that's all I'm really looking forward to.”
The charges had come from his alleged involvement in an incident in Phoenix back that had left Erik Hood with a broken nose, abrasions along with a large bump on his head. Hood had reportedly told law enforcement that he was assaulted by four men outside of a high school basketball game.
The clearing of the charges has helped him avoid a minimum 10-game suspension if he and his brother were found guilty of the charges due to the new NBA collective bargaining agreement. They could have carried up to a maximum prison sentence of 3.75 years and a presumptive sentence of 2.5 years.
Morris was acquired by the Celtics as part of the trade that sent Avery Bradley to the Detroit Pistons. He's coming off a productive campaign where he averaged 14.0 points and 4.6 rebounds in 32.5 minutes per contest in 79 played games.
