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Marcus Jordan has received an update regarding his trial that he should be very pleased with following his arrest earlier this year.

According to a report from TMZ Sports, Marcus, the son of former NBA superstar and basketball icon Michael Jordan, will not see his trial begin this month, as was originally scheduled.

The outlet has revealed that the date has been pushed back a few months at Marcus’ behest.

Court documents note that the former college basketball player and his attorneys requested that his trial be moved from June 23 so he could have more time to negotiate a plea deal with prosecutors.

A judge granted the request, with prosecutors unopposed, and the trial is now set to begin in early September.

 

MJ’s son is facing a trio of criminal charges, namely DUI, resisting an officer without violence, and possession of ketamine, following a February 4 arrest in Orange County, Florida. He was initially charged with cocaine possession, but the charge was amended after tests determined that the substance in question was ketamine.

The 34-year-old admitted that he struggled with substance abuse shortly after his arrest. On a brighter note, he revealed in May that he had gone 40 days sober.

Marcus Jordan, Michael Jordan's Son, Shares Concerning RevelationMarcus Jordan (Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images for Blush)
Marcus Jordan has had brushes with the law before. In 2012, he was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska, for resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and obstructing.

The second of Jordan’s children, Marcus played college basketball for the University of Central Florida from 2009 to 2012. He left the program after his junior year and later launched a sneaker and apparel store called Trophy Room, among other business ventures.

He was previously in a relationship with Larsa Pippen, the ex-wife of his father’s Chicago Bulls teammate, Scottie Pippen. They were together for around two years before splitting last July.

Houston Texans star Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his illegal hit to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the ensuing brawl between the teams in a lengthy statement on social media.  

Al-Shaair’s statement comes as his three-game suspension as a result of the incident has ended and he is slated to return to the field for the Texans on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

On December 1, an Al-Shaair hit to the head of a sliding and defenseless Lawrence caused chaos in Jacksonville. The defensive back needed to be restrained by several coaches and Lawrence has not played since taking the barbaric contact.

‘While so many jumped at the first opportunity to hop on the false narrative – that l’m a dirty player or bad person – the messages from all who stood by me were the only things keeping me mentally afloat during a time of isolation,’ Al-Shaair said on social media.

‘I’ve learned so much from this entire experience. Seeing myself on video – letting my emotions get the best of me to the point where I completely lost it – was an embarrassing and eye-opening moment for me.’

‘I’ve had to earn everything in my life. I never want to allow anyone to get me to a point where I jeopardize everything that I’ve worked all my life to obtain. That was not the way I want to represent myself or my family and I will continue to learn and grow from that moment.’

Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his hit to Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence
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Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his hit to Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence

The Texans defensive back was suspended for three games as a result of the hit to Lawrence
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The Texans defensive back was suspended for three games as a result of the hit to Lawrence

Al-Shaair said during his three-game ban, he met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and other league executives for the first time, taking issue with how he was characterized in the official announcement of his suspension.

The defender said he thought his character and integrity were ‘unjustifiably smeared’ in the release but the meeting with Goodell and others was ‘productive’ and gave him hope it would not happen again.

‘In that conversation – man-to-man – I owned and acknowledged that my actions following my ejection were careless and, in that moment, I didn’t think about the responsibility I have been blessed with to represent the shield,’ Al-Shaair continued.

‘I also stated that the letter, and specifically the language used in the letter, was equally as careless and conveyed that the context of the words used were not a reflection of my character, nor my career, as I have not been warned multiple times for my play on the field.’

Al-Shaair’s hit on Lawrence was not the only controversial incident he was involved in this season.

During the Texans’ game against the Bears in September, he punched Roschon Johnson, who wasn’t even in the game at the time of another sideline confrontation.

Al-Shaair ended his statement by saying his view is that everyone in the league office and on the field are on the same team to represent the NFL in the best nature possible, something he failed to do earlier this month.

‘Lastly, I’ll say that this world is full of negative people who can’t wait to tear you down, but if you move with love and compassion, the seeds of good you planted in others’ lives can grow into the very tree that shades you with comfort and compassion when you need it most,’ Al-Shaair concluded.

‘I am a man of God, I am a leader, a warrior and a lover. I am also a hell of a football player and I’m grateful to be back doing what I love.’