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.
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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 Is No Stranger To Legal Trouble
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.
